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Supported Employment/Vocational Services | Imagine the Possibilities

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.

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Prosper Workforce Services | Autism Action Partnership

Direct service programming is offered to businesses and job seekers (with autism) to match needs and talents in permanent employment positions.

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Vocational Services | Association for Individual Development

Provides assistance to individuals with developmental or mental health disabilities in obtaining and maintaining job training through subcontracts or community job sites.

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Day/Vocational Services | Integrated Life Choices

Supports involvement at work and in the community through habilitative community inclusion, habilitative workshop, prevocational services, and supported employment services.

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Outpatient Mental Health Services | Association for Individual Development

Provides outpatient behavioral health services to those in need. Services include counseling (both individual and group), therapy, supported employment for individuals with mental and behavioral health challenges, and psychosocial rehabilitation (groups to help people with daily living skills and mental illness recovery).

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Supported Community Living Services | Trivium Life Services

Offers two levels of Supported Community Living Services designed to meet the daily living needs of adults with disabilities and mental illness. These services increase a client's independence and provide a level of relief for family members and caretakers. The level of service is determined by the individual, guardians, case managers, and providers to best suit their needs.

Services may include employment assistance, day habilitation programs, and more.

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Developmental Disabilities Services | Eastern Nebraska Human Services Agency and DUET (formerly ENCOR)

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.

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Supported Employment/Vocational Services | Imagine the Possibilities

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.

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Western Iowa Services Collaborative Disability Access Point (DAP) | Pottawattamie County Offices

Offers a Disability Access Point, or “DAP”, which help people with disabilities, their families, and their caregivers find the services and support they need—both short-term and long-term. DAPs help by giving information, making plans, making referrals and checking in to make sure people are getting the right support to live healthy, independent lives.

Can help with the following services:

- Information and Assistance:  Based on presented and identified needs, provides information about programs and services, and helps to connect individuals to service providers in their communities.

- Options Counseling:  Provides guidance to individuals so that they may make informed choices about supports and services, typically over a period of 90 days or less. This includes benefits screening and application assistance for programs and services and follow-ups to make sure supports and decisions are assisting the individual.

Short-term supports (time-limited and must meet additional criteria) may include adaptive and assistive equipment, home and vehicle modifications, peer and parent support services, rent assistance, transportation assistance, and other basic needs (not covered by insurance).

Long-term services and supports offers coordination services including adult day programs, consumer-directed attendant care (CDAC) (non-skilled and skilled), day habilitation, employment like job skills training, prevocational services, and supported employment, intensive residential services (IRSH), personal response systems, respite services like in-home, in-facility, and day camps, supported community living (SCL) and home-based habilitation (hourly), and residential living settings.

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Veteran Employment and Readiness Programs | VA Nebraska-Western Iowa Health Care System

Helps veterans who have physical and mental health challenges find and keep jobs through three different services:

Transitional work program - matches each veteran’s skills with a specific job and provides supervision to help them gain work experience.

Supported employment program - provides long-term support for veterans with serious mental illnesses or physical disabilities to help them compete for jobs in their communities.

Vocational assistance program - trains veterans living at the VA residential facility to improve job search and career development skills.

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Employment Assistance | Apace

Employment agency for job seekers with developmental disabilities.

Career planning, job placement, and ongoing support and consultation to employee and employer.

Provides community based day services, residential supports, and respite services.

Diversity training to employers on working with people experiencing developmental disabilities.

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Employment and Training Services | One Vision

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.

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Employment Services | Transitions Mental Health Services

Offers numerous training and work opportunities for persons with mental illnesses, personality disorders, and behavior disorders to learn the job skills and gain the work experience necessary to attain and maintain employment in the community.  Job-seeking assistance, individualized instruction, on and off-site job coaching in the community, training and employment at one of Transitions' owned and operated businesses.

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Project SEARCH | The Arc of Story County

Offers a 9 month long employment and training program for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

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Employment Systems | Systems Unlimited

Provides individualized services and supports for adults with developmental disabilities in the areas of employment, skill development, social activities, and recreation opportunities.

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Employment Assistance | Apace

Employment agency for job seekers with developmental disabilities.

Career planning, job placement, and ongoing support and consultation to employee and employer.

Provides community based day services, residential supports, and respite services.

Diversity training to employers on working with people experiencing developmental disabilities.

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Outpatient Mental Health Services | Association for Individual Development

Provides outpatient behavioral health services to those in need. Services include counseling (both individual and group), therapy, supported employment for individuals with mental and behavioral health challenges, and psychosocial rehabilitation (groups to help people with daily living skills and mental illness recovery).

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Employment Services | Empowering Abilities

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.

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Supported Employment/Vocational Services | Imagine the Possibilities

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.

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IPS - Individual Placement and Support | Moultrie County Counseling Center

Helps people with mental health issues obtain regular jobs of their choosing. Clients do obtain competitive jobs and wages. This is an evidence-based practice with the following principles:

-- Focuses on clients strengths.

-- Work can promote recovery and wellness.

-- Works with State Vocational Rehabilitation.

-- Uses a multidisciplinary team approach.

-- Services are individualized and long-lasting.

-- The IPS approach changes the way mental health services are delivered.

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Employment and Training Services | Goodwill Industries of Northeast Iowa

Facility based training and employment for persons with developmental, physical, emotional and mental disabilities, plus persons with brain injuries. Programs include, work evaluation, and work adjustment training a specific skills training in office clerical or computers, retail skills, and janitorial services.

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Community Employment Services | Bridgeway

Helps people with disabilities find employment in many different settings (office, food service, retail, manufacturing, etc). Services are offered to help individuals build the skills they will need to get and keep employment.

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Community Day Services | Illinois Valley Industries

Offers a structured day program that combines work, survival skills, and social activities to enhance living skills through vocational, educational, and community training.

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Liberty Centre Clubhouse and Apartments | Liberty Centre Services

The Clubhouse at Liberty Centre offers Services including Day Support, Supported Employment, Housing, and Transportation.  It also manages 4 apartment complexes for people with mental illness and can assist in obtaining housing through local housing assistance programs.  

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