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Imagine the Possibilities Region 1 - Jefferson
Offers supported employment opportunities to individuals who have both the desire to work in an integrated work setting and employment abilities for this setting. The two main goals of these services are to give the individuals the opportunity to earn competitive wages and allow these wages to be earned in an integrated work setting.
Provides vocational training for persons who require a higher level of care than is available through other Hope Haven programs. Individuals receiving services must have a primary diagnosis of a mental disability and must be certified by the Iowa Foundation for Medical Care to be in need of this level of service.
Human Resources Center - 753
Provides work training services for individuals with intellectual, developmental, learning, medical, or physical disabilities as well as substance use and mental health disorders. These work training activities are paid work and non-competitive. Participants are provided with opportunities to explore their personal vocational interests, develop skills, and receive assistance in obtaining competitive community employment.
Goodwill Industries, Inc., Serving Eastern Nebraska and Southwest Iowa
Provides part-time job opportunities for individuals with disabilities in a supportive and integrated work environment at several federal properties.
Employees work both independently and in a team setting while providing valuable services to government partners. All positions provide accommodations to increase the success of employment. Employees work with a support staff to make the placement successful.
Long-term employment opportunities are available at Offutt Air Force Base, the Zorinsky Federal Building in Omaha and the Denney Federal Building in Lincoln. Positions include custodial, postal services and grounds maintenance.
Horizons Unlimited
Offers employment opportunities in the community for individuals with disabilities.
Inclusion Connection - Waterloo
Offers to support working aged adults with diverse abilities in identification of desired occupations, skills, resume development, and interviewing.
Sinnissippi Centers - Dixon Office
Offers individuals with a serious mental illness the opportunity to work in a supportive and therapeutic environment. Clients will be given an opportunity to learn vocational skills, earn money, improve self-esteem, learn to work with others in a cooperative effort, and improve chances for future competitive employment. Individuals learn office skills, light industrial skills such as assembling, packaging, and housekeeping.
Imagine the Possibilities Region 2 - Corning
Offers supported employment opportunities to individuals who have both the desire to work in an integrated work setting and employment abilities for this setting. The two main goals of these services are to give the individuals the opportunity to earn competitive wages and allow these wages to be earned in an integrated work setting.
Provides vocational training for persons who require a higher level of care than is available through other Hope Haven programs. Individuals receiving services must have a primary diagnosis of a mental disability and must be certified by the Iowa Foundation for Medical Care to be in need of this level of service.
Sinnissippi Centers - Mt. Carroll Office
Offers individuals with a serious mental illness the opportunity to work in a supportive and therapeutic environment. Clients will be given an opportunity to learn vocational skills, earn money, improve self-esteem, learn to work with others in a cooperative effort, and improve chances for future competitive employment. Individuals learn office skills, light industrial skills such as assembling, packaging, and housekeeping.
Iroquois Mental Health Center - Manteno - Resolve Center
RAMP Disability Resources and Services - DeKalb County
Works with disabled individuals to find employment by assisting them with job readiness skills, benefits counseling, job development, and case management. The program works with local business, as well as state and federal agencies, to ensure that the services are all encompassing.
IowaWORKS Center - Council Bluffs
Provides a comprehensive job center that offers support to assist individuals in becoming successfully employed, including employment workshops, computerized job search tools, and assistive technology for people with visual, hearing, or physical disabilities. The office administers unemployment compensation for those who have lost their jobs and manages workers' compensation programs. These programs provide income replacement, medical expense coverage, and vocational rehabilitation for employees who have suffered work-related injuries or occupational diseases.
IowaWorks Center - Decorah
Provides a comprehensive job center that offers support to assist individuals in becoming successfully employed, including employment workshops, computerized job search tools, and assistive technology for people with visual, hearing, or physical disabilities. The office administers unemployment compensation for those who have lost their jobs and manages workers' compensation programs. These programs provide income replacement, medical expense coverage, and vocational rehabilitation for employees who have suffered work-related injuries or occupational diseases.
Southern Illinois Center for Independent Living - Metropolis
Provides services to help individuals with disabilities find and keep a job, services include: job placement, job skills training, and supported employment.
Cornerstone Services - Kankakee - Schuyler Avenue
Provides various employment services to individuals with disabilities. Employment services include:
- Career counseling.
- Resume and cover letter development.
- Assistance with finding job leads.
- Interview practice.
- Assistance with securing public or private transportation.
- Job coaching.
- Assistance with identifying possible job accommodations.
Southern Illinois Center for Independent Living - Carbondale
Provides services to help individuals with disabilities find and keep a job, services include: job placement, job skills training, and supported employment.
Sinnissippi Centers - Rochelle Office
Offers individuals with a serious mental illness the opportunity to work in a supportive and therapeutic environment. Clients will be given an opportunity to learn vocational skills, earn money, improve self-esteem, learn to work with others in a cooperative effort, and improve chances for future competitive employment. Individuals learn office skills, light industrial skills such as assembling, packaging, and housekeeping.
RAMP Disability Resources and Services - Stephenson County
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.
Trinity Services - Joliet Office
Empowers and enables people with disabilities and mental illness to secure community-based employment.
TCRC Sight Center
Offers employment services for individuals with developmental disabilities and visual impairments. Workers may be placed in supported employment or competitive employment. The goal of the program is to provide training for the individual, find a flexible job, and learn to be independent.
Parents Alliance Employment Project
Provides a paid job training program for young adults with disabilities who have exited school.
- Job training program for young adults with disabilities who have exited school and are unemployed.
- Provides classroom instruction, assisting participants with job readiness and employability skills.
- Participants simultaneously participate in paid work experiences within the community.
Cornerstone Services - Kankakee - Harvard Road
Provides various employment services to individuals with disabilities. Employment services include:
- Career counseling.
- Resume and cover letter development.
- Assistance with finding job leads.
- Interview practice.
- Assistance with securing public or private transportation.
- Job coaching.
- Assistance with identifying possible job accommodations.
WorkSource Enterprises
Provides help persons with disabilities to find and acquire full or part time work in their communities. Offers a day program designed to give persons with disabilities the opportunity to grow skill sets and explore life, no matter how severe their disability.
Services include:
- Day Programs.
- Work skills evaluation.
- In-house/on-site community job placement.
- Vocational case management.
- Young adult employment services.
- Transportation services.
- Life skills mentoring.
Iroquois Mental Health Center
The Arc of Iroquois County
Offers pre-employment training and retirement programs designed to meet individual needs. Programs are designed to provide experiences to assist people in developing the necessary skills to make informed choices, and increase their level of independence.
Southern Illinois Center for Independent Living - Harrisburg
Provides services to help individuals with disabilities find and keep a job, services include: job placement, job skills training, and supported employment.