Employment: On-site Work Programs

State Listings:
AR / CA / DE / FL / MN / OH / SD / VA

(Official USPS State Abbreviations)

State Listings

Arkansas

Mays Mission for the Handicapped, Inc., located in Herber Springs, Arkansas, offers on the job training to people with disabilities. The Mission operates a large 4-color web press, designs packages in its prepress and graphic arts department, cuts, folds and stitches paper and books in the bindery department and inserts all this into envelopes in the lettershop department. There are also data entry and pen assembly departments. Each department offers employment opportunities to people with disabilities. For more information about their programs and services, call (501) 362-7526 or e-mail info@maysmission.org.

California

Lincoln Training Center offers a Supported Employment program in which people with development disabilities are placed in integrated work settings. Competitive work opportunities can be found in groundskeeping, custodial services, food services and retail assistance. They also offer several work adjustment programs in which individuals can enhance their skills and employability. For more information, call (800) 949-4582 or e-mail ltcmain@lincolntc.org.

OPARC serves Southern California residents by offering the Diversified Industries Program, which provides an opportunity for employees to develop work skills while employed in an industrial setting. Available positions include sub-assembly and packaging. For more information call (909) 985-3116 ext. 10.

Delaware

Kent-Sussex Industries, Inc. (KSI) located in Milford, Delaware, offers rehabilitative and employment programs for individuals with disabilities. Such programs include a Facility-based Work Service Program, Community-based Work Service Program, the Follow-Along Program as well as a Community Inclusion Program. KSI also offers full employment evaluation and training before placement is made. For the details of each program, visit their website or call (302) 422-4014.

Florida

The Arc of Palm Beach County envisions a community where every person feels welcome, connected and accepted. A non-profit social services agency serving individuals with physical, mental and emotional disabilities in Palm Beach County, Florida. They assist people with disabilities gain valuable employment skills and experience by providing temporary labor, piecemeal work and assembly, landscape maintenance, bulk mailing and other similar light labor services. For more information, call (561) 842-5814.

Seminole Work Opportunity Program (SWOP) is a private non-profit organization providing sheltered vocational, educational and community based employment training to adults with developmental disabilities in Seminole and Orange Counties since 1980. SWOP creates employment opportunities by partnering with local businesses in need of contract work. For more information, call (407) 699-4419.

Minnesota

ProWorks, located in Litchfield, Minnesota, is a private, non-profit corporation providing adult day training and habilitation services to persons with developmental disabilities and related conditions. On-site work has included assembly and product packaging, collating, bulk mailing coordination, paper shredding and more. For more information, call (320) 593-6257 or e-mail info@proworks-mn.com.

Ohio

TAC Enterprises, a non-profit corporation located in Springfield, Ohio, offers individuals with developmental disabilities an opportunity to "develop marketable skills by completing contract work in partnership with other industries." Work and self-help skills, social adjustment, and a variety of daily living experiences are offered to the workers by their specialized staff. For more information, visit their website, call (937) 525-7400 or e-mail info@tacind.com.

South Dakota

DakotAbilities is a non-profit organization serving Sioux Falls, South Dakota residents with disabilities. In addition to vocational services they also offer on-site work opportunities to people with disabilities, including a variety of tasks, from the packaging of golf tees to the testing of keyboards. For more information, call (605) 334-4220.

Virginia

Friendship Industries, Inc. works to enhance the employment skills of people with disabilities through a series of hands-on training programs. The first program, offered to new clients is the Work Adjustment Training (WAT) Program, in which clients learn appropriate work behavior and skills in a supported environment. If a client requires additional support, they then move into the Extended Sheltered Employment Program. As clients develop necessary skills they will then be placed by Friendship Industries with outside employers. For more information, call (540) 434-9586.

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