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Employment Services

Agency: Hope Haven Inc.

Hope Haven's Employment Services support people with disabilities in obtaining and maintaining employment in their communities.

Employment and Training Services

Agency: Horizons Unlimited

Job Development Program specializes in matching people who have disabilities with employment opportunities in the community.

GiGi U

Agency: GiGi's Playhouse Des Moines

GIGI U offers educational programs for adults with Down Syndrome. All groups are offered free of charge and focus on career development by working on skills through money management, public speaking, customer service, job interviewing, computer skills and wellness. 

Employment Services

Agency: Inclusion Connection

Supporting work age adults with diverse abilities in identification of desired occupations, skills, resume development, and interviewing.

Older Worker Employment Program

Agency: Heritage Area Agency on Aging

Specialist helps individuals through coordination and assistance of a placement plan, goals, resource building, refining of the job search, retaining job leads, setting up informal interviews, job shadowing opportunities, assessments, internships and placement in a permanent job. 

Employment Services

Agency: Iowa Workforce Development - Administration Office

Resource center for self-help job seekers.

Inter- and intra-state employment placement and information.  Referrals to training.  Labor market information.  

Job search assistance.  

Veteran employment services.

Proficiency testing.  Testing for state employment.

National Career Readiness Certif...

Vocational/Work Opportunities

Agency: Area Residential Care

Comprehensive disability-related employment programs that offer opportunities for individuals with disabilities to learn work skills. 

Work Services

Agency: Arc of the Quad Cities Area, The

Work Services programs are designed for individuals who may require more direct supervision than one might get in a community position. Provides paid work opportunities in sheltered workshop settings where individuals concentrate on developing a strong work ethic, good work habits, and proficient skills. Workers are trained in performing service co...

Services for Blind or Visually Impaired

Agency: Outlook

Provides employment, training on using smart phones and computers and other technology for anyone who can’t see a screen clearly, orientation and mobility services, recreational and cultural programs (including audio description services) adapted for people with limited or no vision.

Employment and Training Services

Agency: Goodwill of the Great Plains

Varied vocational services available in transitional workshop; job experiences are entry level and supportive; work on soft skills via job experiences and structured classes
 

Adult Services

Agency: Behavioral Technologies

Provides a day program for those with a intellectual disability (ages 16 and up). Certified for adult day habilitation.

Disability Related Services

Agency: Mid Nebraska Individual Services

Vocational training and job placement for developmentally disabled.

Community living training.

In-home support.

Shelter workshops and integrated work environments.

Developmental Disabilities Services

Agency: ENCOR

Services to persons with developmental disabilities.

Residential services, alternative living.

Vocational services.

Family and medical support services, respite care, (402) 444-4679.

Supported employment services and job search, (402) 444-4530.

Contract Procurement/ Enclaves/Business in Industr...

Employment and Training Services

Agency: Goodwill of Central Iowa

04/07/2020 - COVID -19 Changes:
Partners:

First of all, let me state that we hope that you all are staying well and healthy. These are unprecedented times that call for incredibly challenging decisions and we know that we are not alone when it comes to these decisions. In the interest of the highest degre...

Supported Employment Services and Benefits Planning

Agency: Goodwill of Central Iowa

04/07/2020 - COVID -19 Changes:
Partners:

First of all, let me state that we hope that you all are staying well and healthy. These are unprecedented times that call for incredibly challenging decisions and we know that we are not alone when it comes to these decisions. In the interest of the highest degre...

Pre-Vocational Services

Agency: Concerned, Inc.

Offers assistance in learning work and life skills needed to become independent, job skills training, and basic education.

Vocational Rehabilitation Services

Agency: Vocational Development Center, Inc

Community based residential programs for persons with intellectual disabilities over 18 years of age; private and state placements; teach daily living, hygiene, cooking, independent living skills, and mobility skills.

Sheltered workshop for persons with intellectual disabilities.

Job skills and job placement.

Day se...

Employment Services

Agency: Transitions Mental Health Services

Offers numerous training and work opportunities for persons with mental illnesses, personality disorders, and behavior disorders to learn the job skills and gain the work experience necessary to attain and maintain employment in the community.  Job-seeking assistance, individualized instruction, on and off-site job coaching in the community, traini...

Disability Related Services

Agency: Crossroads of Western Iowa

Disability Related Center Based Employment

Agency: North Iowa Vocational Center

Provides an array of career exploration and training, job placement and job support services to youth and adults with disabilities.