Home

1-25 of 166

Designed to assist Social Security Disability (SSI/SSDI) beneficiaries with the transition from Social Security Disability Benefits to work. It provides employment supports and services to help reach work goals.

RAMP also has a certified Community Partner Work Incentives Counselor (CPWIC) that can assist individuals with understanding their benefits and the changes that will occur once employed.

Categories

Comprehensive Disability Related Employment Programs
Supported Employment

Employment and training opportunities to individuals with disabilities, special needs, immigrants, refugees, and other barriers to employment. To apply for a position go online to www.lincolngoodwill.org.

Retail Organizational Employment offers paid work opportunities for individuals who meet basic admission requirements and have sufficient skills to operate independently in their chosen area of employment, after an orientation period. Individual Program Plans are developed to help participants gain the skills necessary to obtain future competitive employment. Participants are provided service coordination and case management services.

Job Outfitters assists individuals with obtaining proper interview and work apparel. Participants must be actively seeking employment or have recently secured employment. Case management takes place at the American Job Center.

Goodwill's Job Connection is located downtown in the Goodwill Retail Store. The purpose of Job Connection is to maximize the employability of job seekers in a market that requires some computer knowledge in nearly all jobs. Individuals may receive assistance with resume and cover letter creation and templates are available for use. Staff members are also available to help guide guests through online applications. Classes or tutorials for basic computer skills, typing and data entry are also made available. Many of the tutorials are available in both English and Spanish.

Categories

Job Information
Work Clothing
Job Search/Placement
Supported Employment
Vocational Rehabilitation
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 contracts, light assembly work, box manufacturing, secure document destruction, and product packaging.

Offers training and paid employment opportunities which help individuals develop transferable work skills.

Supported Employment provides the training, and onsite instruction to get and keep a job in the community.

Categories

Disability Related Center Based Employment
Supported Employment
Provides recovery and rehabilitation services and supports to consumers engaged in community-based competitive employment-related activities in normalized settings. A supported employment team provides assistance with all aspects of employment development as requested and needed by the consumer.
Retail store and donation center for clothing, household items, and more.
Imagine the Possibilities offers employment training and supportive services for youth and adults. Services include: job coaching (a program providing supported employment at inclusive work sites in the community) and job development (a program to assist individuals in developing job seeking skills and work ethics).
Iowa Vocational Rehabilitation provides vocational assessments, job coaching and supported employment services. In addition, support for students with disabilities pursuing post-secondary education is available.

Categories

Vocational Assessment
Vocational Rehabilitation
Supported Employment
Supported employment provides vocational services which promote and support inclusion within the community. Encourages and assists people in obtaining jobs in the community or running their own small business. The focus is on assessing interest, job placement, and job coaching.

Job coaching provides training for clients to perform job tasks to the employer's specifications and to learn the interpersonal skills necessary to be accepted as workers at the job site.

Vocational centers provide training to teach people vocational skills and an opportunity to earn an income through completion of contract work.

Categories

Disability Related Center Based Employment
Vocational Rehabilitation
Supported Employment
Supported employment provides vocational services which promote and support inclusion within the community. Encourages and assists people in obtaining jobs in the community or running their own small business. The focus is on assessing interest, job placement, and job coaching.

Job coaching provides training for clients to perform job tasks to the employer's specifications and to learn the interpersonal skills necessary to be accepted as workers at the job site.

Vocational centers provide training to teach people vocational skills and an opportunity to earn an income through completion of contract work.

Categories

Disability Related Center Based Employment
Vocational Rehabilitation
Supported Employment
Services to persons with developmental disabilities.

Residential services, alternative living.

Vocational services.

Family and medical support services, respite care.

Supported employment services and job search.

Contract Procurement/ Enclaves/Business in Industry.

Shared Living Provider.

Categories

Adult Foster Homes
Children's Out of Home Respite Care
Semi-Independent Living Residences for Adults With Disabilities
Supported Employment
Disability Related Center Based Employment
Group Residences for Adults With Disabilities
Children's In Home Respite Care
Adult Out of Home Respite Care
Supported Living Services for Adults With Disabilities
Adult In Home Respite Care

Vocational training and job placement for developmentally disabled.

Community living training.

In-home support.

Shelter workshops and integrated work environments.

Categories

Disability Related Center Based Employment
Attendant Services for People With Disabilities
Vocational Rehabilitation
Supported Employment
Job Search/Placement
Supported employment services to job seekers and employers to create successful job matches.
CBE (COMMUNITY BASED EMPLOYMENT) provides assistance in finding and maintaining employment in contracted and non-contracted work environments to people with disabilities.

LIFE SKILLS (DAY HAB) a non-paid day program that provides support in developing or maintaining life skills and community integration.

Categories

Prevocational Training
Supported Employment
Vocational Assessment
Vocational Rehabilitation
Disability Related Center Based Employment

Provides opportunities for paid employment, guiding individuals to work both as a team and independently, supporting individuals in obtaining training to thrive and succeed.

Several types of employment are offered sheltered workshop, enclave-based employment, community supported employment, offering an opportunity to live a more independent life.

Janitorial Certificate Program: On-the-job training, classroom instruction, and skill building for a future job in the community.

Matches employment needs with individuals. Program participants include those with hearing or visual impairments, cancer or diabetes, mental illness (most commonly depression or anxiety), physical, developmental and learning disabilities, and traumatic brain injury.

Each individual is coached and prepared for the workforce. Individuals are matched with jobs based on skills and capabilities. Services include job search skills, resume writing, interview techniques, workplace etiquette, and skills training.

An employment specialist is also provided when an individual in the program begins employment that provides job coaching. The specialist remains in place until the individual reaches job independence. Also works with individuals off-site to provide job support.

Supports individuals with disabilities and other needs in finding community-based jobs in businesses of their choosing. To do this, staff get to know a person outside of work, assess their interests, skills, and goals, look at their home environment, and find out when and where they are at their best. Staff then offer individualized training to improve skills as well as the opportunity to learn about different types of work by visiting businesses or trying out a job for 10 days.
Supports involvement at work and in the community through habilitative community inclusion, habilitative workshop, prevocational services, and supported employment services.

Categories

Supported Employment
Disability Related Center Based Employment

Designed to assist Social Security Disability (SSI/SSDI) beneficiaries with the transition from Social Security Disability Benefits to work. It provides employment supports and services to help reach work goals.

RAMP also has a certified Community Partner Work Incentives Counselor (CPWIC) that can assist individuals with understanding their benefits and the changes that will occur once employed.

Categories

Comprehensive Disability Related Employment Programs
Supported Employment
Retail store and donation center for clothing, household items, and more.
Offers Pre-Vocational services, Community Employment and Day Habilitation services are offered to teens and adults of working age to develop the skills necessary to be successful on the job and/or to increase their successful integration into their community.

Categories

Vocational Rehabilitation
Vocational Assessment
Disability Related Center Based Employment
Prevocational Training
Supported Employment
Supports individuals with disabilities and other needs in finding community-based jobs in businesses of their choosing. To do this, staff get to know a person outside of work, assess their interests, skills, and goals, look at their home environment, and find out when and where they are at their best. Staff then offer individualized training to improve skills as well as the opportunity to learn about different types of work by visiting businesses or trying out a job for 10 days.
Vocational opportunities that teach specific job skills and employability skills in a supported environment in the community.

Community-based services and support to persons of all ages with developmental disabilities.

Residential program includes staffed group homes for youth and adults, supervised apartments, and independent living arrangements.

Vocational training and employment services through a supervised training center (HUB), which includes on-site contract work, work stations in industry, supervised employment programs, and job coaching. Additionally, High Plains Employment Services concentrates on job readiness and securing employment.

Year-round educational program is available to children through contractual arrangements with the school district.

Respite care may be available, call for details.

Intergenerational Center, 1406 14th Ave, for individuals who have reached retirement age. Clients are served through an alternative day program that emphasizes recreation, leisure, and maintenance of daily living skills. Alternative day services are also available for other adults whose needs do not include vocational or employment goals.

Categories

Developmental Disabilities Day Habilitation Programs
Adult Out of Home Respite Care
Semi-Independent Living Residences for Adults With Disabilities
Vocational Rehabilitation
Supported Employment
Disability Related Center Based Employment
Supported Living Services for Adults With Disabilities
Special Education

Supported employment to those who may have barriers such as mental health issues, substance use issues, or a history of incarceration.

Assists with life skills, such as self-care, cooking and money management. Also assists people with navigating their housing needs, benefit coordination, community resources, medications, therapy appointments and doctor appointments as well as supported employment.

Categories

Supported Employment
Life Skills Education
Mental Health Related Community Support Services (CSS)