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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.

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 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.

Assists disabled individuals with direct placement, employment support, job coaching, on-the-job evaluation, and employability skills training.

Provides an array of employment and training services to job seekers and employers in Washington.

Helps find and keep a job by providing ongoing training and support, such as advocacy, for individuals with disabilities. Support is provided at place of employment or in other settings, as needed. Services include: -  Job assessments -  Job training -  Job placement -  Job retention

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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

Provides employment opportunities to adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities.   Assisting clients seeking employment and community based activities. Also includes Group Home and Supported Living residential supports.

Finds and maintains community based jobs for people with barriers to employment. Contracts with DSHS to provide services for people with disabilities.

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.

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

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.

Finds and maintains community based jobs for people with barriers to employment. Contracts with DSHS to provide services for people with disabilities.

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

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.

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.

Provides an array of employment and training services to job seekers and employers in Washington.

Helps WorkFirst participants gain paid work experience and overcome issues that can interfere with keeping a job. Provides one-on-one assistance. Offers a chance to gain marketable skills, while getting paid. Participants may spend a few weeks to several months working at their host site depending on how quickly participants find permanent employment. Additional services available case-by-case: GED prep testing, short term training, job search assistance, workshops, and LEP services.

Finds and maintains community based jobs for people with barriers to employment. Contracts with DSHS to provide services for people with disabilities.