Helps workers injured on the job return to work. Reimburses employers for some of their costs if they can provide temporary light-duty jobs for injured workers while they heal. Provides a vocational counselor to help identify return to work options, including job modifications. If no return-to-work options are appropriate, the counselor will help develop a vocational plan to train the worker for new work. The vocational plan will include paid vocational training as well as time-loss compensation and medical benefits.

Offers counseling to assess personal strengths and interests and to identify barriers to competitive employment in conjunction with the work training program.

Provides employment opportunities for people who are blind, DeafBlind, and blind with other disabilities. Many opportunities are available in manufacturing and other lines of work. Employees have access to additional services such as orientation and mobility, computer training, and other programs.

Participants rotate through work centers which may include a variety of work that is performed sitting or standing. Participants gain information on attendance and punctuality, motivation, communication, getting along with others, ability to accept feedback, ability to take responsibility, work ethic, ability to retain instructions, work quality, productivity, and personal appearance. Participants will be connected to a mentor and counselor to assist them through the progression of their training. Participants are paid minimum wage while in training. Specialists will assist participants with job placement and continue follow-up for three months after training has ended.

Assists individuals with disabilities in getting and keeping a job. Works in partnership with the community and businesses to develop employment opportunities for people with disabilities. Once enrolled, clients are assessed to identify strengths, capabilities, work skills, and interests and what DVR services would be needed. Services may include - Vocational counseling - Benefit planning so clients understand how earnings from employment could impact the benefits they receive from other programs, - Independent living services to help clients manage disability issues that get in the way of work. - Assistive technology evaluations and assessments. - Job training and education - Job search assistance - Support in keeping a job

Provides on-site job coaching and other supported employment services for severely disabled participants; and specialized services for participants who are blind, deaf, and hard of hearing.

Helps people who receive disability benefits return to work or work for the first time. Beneficiaries receive a ticket which they may use to obtain services and jobs from state vocational rehabilitation agencies or organizations that have been designated as Employment Networks by the program.   Once a beneficiary assigns his or her ticket to an Employment Network or vocational rehabilitation agency, the agency coordinates and provide appropriate services to help the beneficiary find and maintain employment such as -  Employment services -  Vocational rehabilitation services or   -  Other support services necessary to achieve a vocational (work) goal   Participants will continue to receive benefits until they begin earning wages or self-employment income above the applicable earnings limit for the Supplemental Security Income or Social Security Disability Insurance program. They will continue to receive health care coverage even after they are no longer eligible for financial benefits.   Social Security cannot perform a medical "Continuing Disability Review" to determine whether participants continue to have a disability while they are participating in the Ticket Program, including receiving services from the State Vocational Rehabilitation agency, and progressing towards their employment goals.   Those who have their benefits stop due to earnings and then can no longer work due to disability can request to have their benefits start again without having to complete a new application using a work incentive called Expedited Reinstatement. Participants will be eligible for Expedited Reinstatement for up to five years after they stop receiving benefits.   The program is voluntary, and there is no penalty for not participating.

Offers comprehensive support for career development and financial stability, including job placement, career counseling, workforce preparation and vocational training. Tailored to meet the needs of low-income adults facing barriers to employment.

Provides skills training to empower people to live independently in the community.   Services may include: -  Information and referral -  Independent living skills training -  Peer support -  Finding and retaining housing -  How to apply for Social Security, DSHS or WA Apple Health (Medicaid)/Medicare -  Assistance with employment including help creating a resume, job search assistance and job preparation services. All work is focused around the individual consumer's personal goals.

Provides case management and advocacy services to accomplish goals and determine accommodation needs for Deaf, hard of hearing, and late-deafened individuals. Clients receive support in independent living skills, including: - Finding employment - Finding housing - Completing paperwork - Financial management - Navigating social services - Navigating health issues - Effective communication strategies, and more For organizations and businesses: Provides training on accessibility for Deaf and hard of hearing employees, clients, or customers. Provides consultation services that are designed to bring government, corporations, and other agencies into compliance with existing legislation in place for persons who are Deaf, hard of hearing, and/or DeafBlind.

Assists individuals with disabilities in getting and keeping a job. Works in partnership with the community and businesses to develop employment opportunities for people with disabilities. Once enrolled, clients are assessed to identify strengths, capabilities, work skills, and interests and what DVR services would be needed. Services may include - Vocational counseling - Benefit planning so clients understand how earnings from employment could impact the benefits they receive from other programs, - Independent living services to help clients manage disability issues that get in the way of work. - Assistive technology evaluations and assessments. - Job training and education - Job search assistance - Support in keeping a job

For those with Apple Health (Medicaid) with behavioral or physical health issues. Participants receive personalized support starting with their housing and employment coordinator. Participant and care team, including doctors, counselors, caretakers, and family members, will collaborate to set goals and determine the services needed to achieve them.

Teaches life skills such as personal and professional development in self care, problem solving, communication, and employment realities.

Assists individuals with disabilities in getting and keeping a job. Works in partnership with the community and businesses to develop employment opportunities for people with disabilities. Once enrolled, clients are assessed to identify strengths, capabilities, work skills, and interests and what DVR services would be needed. Services may include - Vocational counseling - Benefit planning so clients understand how earnings from employment could impact the benefits they receive from other programs, - Independent living services to help clients manage disability issues that get in the way of work. - Assistive technology evaluations and assessments. - Job training and education - Job search assistance - Support in keeping a job

Employment and Day Program services are contracted and include:   Child Development   Meets the developmental needs of each eligible child and the needs of the family related to enhancing the child's development.   Services to the maximum extent appropriate are provided in natural environments and may include -  Specialized instruction,   -  Speech-language pathology -  Occupational therapy -  Physical therapy -  Assistive technology -  Vision services    Employment   Provides ongoing support services and training for eligible persons with paid jobs in a variety of settings and work sites. These include   -  Individual supported employment -  Group supported employment -  Pre-vocational services These may be individual or group options in the community and specialized industry settings.   Also provides individualized technical assistance services to those that have not achieved their employment goals.   Community Access services: - Helps individuals participate in activities that promote individualized skill development, independent living and community integration - Activities must provide individuals with opportunities to develop personal relationships with others in their local communities and to learn, practice, and apply life skills that promote greater independence and community inclusion

Employment and Day Program services are contracted and include:   Child Development   Meets the developmental needs of each eligible child and the needs of the family related to enhancing the child's development.   Services to the maximum extent appropriate are provided in natural environments and may include -  Specialized instruction,   -  Speech-language pathology -  Occupational therapy -  Physical therapy -  Assistive technology -  Vision services    Employment   Provides ongoing support services and training for eligible persons with paid jobs in a variety of settings and work sites. These include   -  Individual supported employment -  Group supported employment -  Pre-vocational services These may be individual or group options in the community and specialized industry settings.   Also provides individualized technical assistance services to those that have not achieved their employment goals.   Community Access services: - Helps individuals participate in activities that promote individualized skill development, independent living and community integration - Activities must provide individuals with opportunities to develop personal relationships with others in their local communities and to learn, practice, and apply life skills that promote greater independence and community inclusion

Employment and Day Program services are contracted and include:   Child Development   Meets the developmental needs of each eligible child and the needs of the family related to enhancing the child's development.   Services to the maximum extent appropriate are provided in natural environments and may include -  Specialized instruction,   -  Speech-language pathology -  Occupational therapy -  Physical therapy -  Assistive technology -  Vision services    Employment   Provides ongoing support services and training for eligible persons with paid jobs in a variety of settings and work sites. These include   -  Individual supported employment -  Group supported employment -  Pre-vocational services These may be individual or group options in the community and specialized industry settings.   Also provides individualized technical assistance services to those that have not achieved their employment goals.   Community Access services: - Helps individuals participate in activities that promote individualized skill development, independent living and community integration - Activities must provide individuals with opportunities to develop personal relationships with others in their local communities and to learn, practice, and apply life skills that promote greater independence and community inclusion

Helps Medicaid recipients, who are 16 and older, find and maintain employment. Focuses on those with mental health or substance use disorders. Also provides supportive housing services.

The Bridgeways Employment Services staff work with adults living with mental illness who are seeking employment in the community.  The program provides job-related services and supports taking each person’s strengths, abilities, talents, experiences, and preferences into account.

The Easterseals Washington Workforce Development program helps adults achieve and maintain gainful, competitively paid, employment in their communities.   Participants in the program are paired with an employment consultant, if needed, to learn new skills or to supplement the employers training.   Easterseals Washington Workforce Development also works with people referred by the Division or Vocational Rehabilitation (DVR) to help find competitively paid employment in the community.     For persons who are 62 years of age or older a Community Inclusion Program (CI) helps customers create and maintain relationships made in their communities.    

Assists individuals with disabilities in getting and keeping a job. Works in partnership with the community and businesses to develop employment opportunities for people with disabilities. Once enrolled, clients are assessed to identify strengths, capabilities, work skills, and interests and what DVR services would be needed. Services may include - Vocational counseling - Benefit planning so clients understand how earnings from employment could impact the benefits they receive from other programs, - Independent living services to help clients manage disability issues that get in the way of work. - Assistive technology evaluations and assessments. - Job training and education - Job search assistance - Support in keeping a job

WXP: The work experience program has been discontinued due to recent legislation impacting the funding of that particular program. Work training is still a service offering but it is through special conditions that it is offered. For more information contact Mark Jones, Executive Director ag 360-979-9095. The program offers paid employment training, employment support and socialization opportunities for participating adults.  

Assists individuals with disabilities in getting and keeping a job. Works in partnership with the community and businesses to develop employment opportunities for people with disabilities. Once enrolled, clients are assessed to identify strengths, capabilities, work skills, and interests and what DVR services would be needed. Services may include - Vocational counseling - Benefit planning so clients understand how earnings from employment could impact the benefits they receive from other programs, - Independent living services to help clients manage disability issues that get in the way of work. - Assistive technology evaluations and assessments. - Job training and education - Job search assistance - Support in keeping a job

Christ Kitchen provides job training and employment for impoverished women. Offers 9 training matrices, so that when a woman graduates, she is able to become employed and earn more than minimum wage, benefits, and no longer dependent on government assistance or destructive relationships to survive.

Offers counseling to assess personal strengths and interests and to identify barriers to competitive employment in conjunction with the work training program.