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Causes: Job Training, Sheltered Employment
Mission: Provides persons with disabilities innovative services and opportunities to achieve personal success
Programs: Contracts acquired through the federal ability one program, state and commercial partners provide training and employment opportunities to persons with disabilities at sites in florida, virginia, north carolina and puerto rico. Employment services include vocational training, evaluations and assessments, job placement and social security administration benefits planning to assist individuals in finding and maintaining integrated employment. High school transition services help students explore career options and prepare for employment upon graduation. Supported employment, including industry readiness training, empowers individuals to improve self-advocacy, social and workplace skills to achieve greater independence. Persons served- 2985
habilitation services support persons with disabilities through supervised employment, education, recreational and enrichment opportunities. Adult day training offers programs that help build life and workplace skills, improve self-sufficiency, and boost self-esteem. Supported living services allow individuals living in their own homes to have access to support staff who assist with daily tasks and life skills development. Arts programs, including a fully-equipped studio, help individuals explore their creativity and build self-confidence while helping ensure people of unique abilities have access to arts activities. Persons served- 1,568
the brevard achievement center franchise provided employment opportunities to people with disabilities who worked in an on-the-job training capacity to learn new job skills, safe work practices and teamwork to become more competitive in the workplace. Persons served - 2