Designed for individuals with developmental disabilities.  Personal vocational assessment and in-depth individualized development.  On-site job coach training to meet employer expectations.

Helps adults with disabilities to create and maintain relationships in their communities through volunteer work, community groups, and other opportunities to be in integrated settings.

Tessera Community Employment Services works with local businesses to create job opportunities for customers with disabilities and helps them obtain/maintain employment or participate more fully in their local community. Services are offered in Jefferson, Kitsap, Clallam and Spokane counties.

The Arc of Grays Harbor provides assistance and consultation for students with disabilities transitioning from school to employment. Assistance includes: Pre Employment Transition Services (Pre-ETS), life skills education to prepare for employment, and assisting individuals and families in navigating the resources available for transition-age students.

Provides a personnel service that matches qualified workers who have developmental disabilities with the labor needs of businesses large and small. Career Consultants with Goodwill assist in the placement, training and supervision of employees at no cost to the employer. Goal of the program is to ensure the inclusion of persons with disabilities and to assist them in overcoming barriers to employment so that they can obtain competitive wage jobs.

Helps individuals with disabilities interested in obtaining employment explore their interests, talents, competencies, and support needs. An employment specialist assesses their skills and identifies and builds additional employment skills. Assessments: An employment specialist works with the individual and their support team to determine what job will be the best match for the person and their skills. Job Development and Placement: For individuals who are certain about the work they want to pursue, our employment specialist will engage in marketing and recruitment activities to approach employers on behalf of the individual looking for employment. The goal is the job seeker gaining integrated employment in a position that matches with his/her skills and interests. Training and Retention: Assistance is provided to help participants maintain employment. The length of time needed will vary depending on the individual’s support needs and funding options. The new employee is supported to learn and accomplish the tasks of the job; communicate with co-workers; and become part of the fabric of that employer’s workforce.

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.    

Professional Services include assessment, individual counseling, family therapy, psychiatric evaluations, psychiatric prescribing, medication monitoring, and medication support. Intensive Outpatient Services include co-occurring intensive outpatient services, intensive outpatient for mental health and substance use disorders, and day treatment. Inpatient Services include family-initiated treatment, crisis stabilization, inpatient psychiatry services, a recovery house, intensive inpatient treatment, and secure withdrawal management, evaluation, and treatment.

Provides job readiness skills including resume preparation, job search assistance, job interview help and on the job coaching to assist in job retention.

Provides assessments, on-the-job training, job development and ongoing long-term support for adults with disabilities. Support individuals through the entire employment process. Services include: - Community based assessments - Trial work assessments - Job placement services - Retentions and intensive trainings

Peninsula Services is a non-profit United Way funded agency that works to train and find employment for persons with disabilities.  Most participants are referred to our services by other organizations such as DVR, DDD or DSHS and most recently DSB, and there are no fees charged to the individual. Offers an array of comprehensive rehabilitative and supportive programs that are based on the belief that persons with disabilities grow and develop as do all persons; that persons with disabilities can work and want to work; and they should be provided with support that accentuates the individual's talents, choice, respect and dignity in pursuing life options. Training opportunities include All Shred document destruction with mobile shredding truck that can pick up throughout the county, Grounds Maintenance at sites throughout Naval Base Kitsap, and the agency-run Servmart Supply Stores in Bremerton and Oak Harbor, and training at other community sites as well.

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.

Provides funding and administration services for supported employment services for Clallam County residents with developmental disabilities.

Provides job readiness skills including resume preparation, job search assistance, job interview help and on the job coaching to assist in job retention.

Helps individuals with disabilities interested in obtaining employment explore their interests, talents, competencies, and support needs. An employment specialist assesses their skills and identifies and builds additional employment skills. Assessments: An employment specialist works with the individual and their support team to determine what job will be the best match for the person and their skills. Job Development and Placement: For individuals who are certain about the work they want to pursue, our employment specialist will engage in marketing and recruitment activities to approach employers on behalf of the individual looking for employment. The goal is the job seeker gaining integrated employment in a position that matches with his/her skills and interests. Training and Retention: Assistance is provided to help participants maintain employment. The length of time needed will vary depending on the individual’s support needs and funding options. The new employee is supported to learn and accomplish the tasks of the job; communicate with co-workers; and become part of the fabric of that employer’s workforce.

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.

Provides employability assessments, GED classes, career counseling, classroom and work-site training, job search preparation, matching, and placement services, and internship opportunities. Also provides contracted services for vocational rehabilitation and training programs for individuals transitioning from welfare to work.

Focuses on employing individuals with developmental disabilities with community businesses.   Helps locate an appropriate job with a specific employer for each client.   Provides one-on-one, on-site job coaching and follow-up services to ensure job retention and wage progression.   All individuals served receive case management, including individualized person-centered planning and behavior intervention.   Services are provided based on individual choice and support needs.   Employment sites are located throughout King County.   Offers adaptive technology and accommodations for employment.

These classes equip youth with essential skills for exiting street life. Classes are taught by experts in the community who are trained in money management, housing, physical health, substance abuse and employment.

Provides essential social services in Washington, specializing in housing support, case management, and assistance for individuals and families facing homelessness or housing instability. Our services include: Housing Navigation & Support Helps individuals and families secure stable housing, including rental assistance referrals, landlord mediation, and housing application support. Case Management Providing personalized support to address barriers to stability, including employment assistance, mental health resources, and financial literacy education. Domestic Violence Support Offering resources and referrals for individuals experiencing domestic violence, including emergency housing and safety planning. Reentry & Transitional Services Assisting individuals transitioning from incarceration or institutional settings to stable housing and employment. Mysti's is committed to fostering stability and self-sufficiency for those in need across Washington. For more information or to access services, please contact.

Available to Medicaid recipients who have struggled with mental health and/or addiction, currently or in their past who are looking for support to get back into the workforce, start a new career or seek out educational opportunities.

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.

Supports individuals with developmental disabilities by providing community living services to help them live in their own homes within their own communities. Individualized teaching and training may include:   -  Personal hygiene -  Cooking, cleaning, and laundry -  Grocery shopping and menu planning -  Paying bills and budgeting -  Assistance with medications -  Doctor appointments and following doctor orders - Support with communication devices, transportation, and support with activities

Provides a no-cost, easy enrollment, job search center where anyone from the community can get help with job seeking and building computer skills. Job seekers can work with staff to build resumes, cover letters, find job leads, practice interviewing preparation, and more. Computer classes are offered on a weekly basis on topics for first time computer users, to classes for developing skills for working in office environments, also available in 1 on 1 appointments. Services are completely free, thanks to donations and purchases at Goodwill retail stores.

Service provides job development, pre-vocational readiness and job coaching support.