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Causes: Employment Preparation & Procurement, Job Training, Mental Health, Substance Abuse Treatment
Mission: To help people identify and overcome barriers to employment. To help people establish career goals, learn job search and vocational skills, obtain and keep jobs, and maintain lives free of drugs and alcohol.
Programs: Employment services - the organization provides individual and group counseling, testing, job search skills training,job development and placement for the unemployed, supervised work experience, literacy education, specialized services for older workers, life skills for at-risk youth, specialized services for persons with disabilities, employment and literacy training for the hearing impaired and other employment related services.
alcohol and drug abuse treatment - the organization provides individual, group and family counseling services, urinalysis screening, hiv testing, referral, education, and other substance abuse treatment and education services to a variety of clients, many of whom come through the judicial system. Specialized substance abuse education is provided for youth. Specialized services for women are also provided.