Helping individuals with disabilities achieve meaningful employment, and helping employers find responsible, dependable employees. CAREERS is a not-for-profit organization whose fundamental goal is to help individuals with disabilities in Westchester, Putnam and Dutchess Counties, NY achieve the satisfaction of sustained, gainful employment at no cost to them, their families or employers.
Since 1987, CAREERS has been successfully helping people with learning, developmental, psychiatric, and/or physical disabilities find and keep jobs. Our experienced and qualified staff work one-on-one with people to meet their needs and place them in jobs based upon their abilities and interests. We also provide on-the-job training and long-term ongoing support, for as long as each person needs - often for many, many years.
CAREERS receives the New York State Empire Award, for organizations who have made a significant contribution for the betterment of their community. State Senator Pete Harckham honored CAREERS because their programs meet an individual's unique needs and places them in jobs based on their abilities and interests.
Since 1987, CAREERS has been successfully helping people with learning, developmental, psychiatric, and/or physical disabilities find and keep jobs. Our experienced and qualified staff work one-on-one with people to meet their needs and place them in jobs based upon their abilities and interests. We also provide on-the-job training and long-term ongoing support, for as long as each person needs - often for many, many years.
CAREERS receives the New York State Empire Award, for organizations who have made a significant contribution for the betterment of their community. State Senator Pete Harckham honored CAREERS because their programs meet an individual's unique needs and places them in jobs based on their abilities and interests.
Services
At CAREERS Support Solutions, we help people with intellectual, developmental, psychiatric and/or physical disabilities attain the dignity, financial independence and sense of community they deserve through successful employment - at no cost to them, their families or employers.
Successful employment is different for everyone, and there are many variables to consider.
But essentially, when our clients have jobs that they enjoy, take pride in and keep for years - even decades - that is successful employment.
Successful employment is different for everyone, and there are many variables to consider.
But essentially, when our clients have jobs that they enjoy, take pride in and keep for years - even decades - that is successful employment.
CAREERS Support Solutions is a private not-for-profit organization that finds productive employment for individuals with learning, intellectual, developmental, psychiatric and/or physical disabilities.
CAREERS' fundamental goal is to assist its clients in achieving the satisfaction of sustained, gainful employment within their communities.
We teach work readiness skills, provide job placement, extensive on-the-job training and ongoing support services - for free to clients and employers - throughout Westchester, Putnam and Dutchess Counties, NY.
CAREERS' fundamental goal is to assist its clients in achieving the satisfaction of sustained, gainful employment within their communities.
We teach work readiness skills, provide job placement, extensive on-the-job training and ongoing support services - for free to clients and employers - throughout Westchester, Putnam and Dutchess Counties, NY.
CAREERS was founded in 1987, by a group of trailblazing parents who were concerned about the lack of employment opportunities for their adult children with disabilities.
With funding from Westchester County, we established CAREERS.
Since then, we've continually grown to successfully meet the community's expanding needs.
CAREERS places more disabled people in jobs than any other agency in Westchester and Putnam Counties.
We are the number one supported employment program in our area.
In our decades of providing services, we've made over 2,700 individual job placements and provided services to over 6,000 people.
With funding from Westchester County, we established CAREERS.
Since then, we've continually grown to successfully meet the community's expanding needs.
CAREERS places more disabled people in jobs than any other agency in Westchester and Putnam Counties.
We are the number one supported employment program in our area.
In our decades of providing services, we've made over 2,700 individual job placements and provided services to over 6,000 people.
CAREERS offers the following services to help individuals with disabilities prepare for, find and keep rewarding jobs:.
CAREERS focuses on the total person.
We help each individual solve job-related issues, including transportation, special equipment, and medical needs.
We also make referrals to other agencies that specialize in certain areas, such as counseling, recreation and benefit advisement.
We provide an in-depth assessment of each individual's strengths, weaknesses, skills, interests, special needs, employment history, employment goals, and educational history.
CAREERS focuses on the total person.
We help each individual solve job-related issues, including transportation, special equipment, and medical needs.
We also make referrals to other agencies that specialize in certain areas, such as counseling, recreation and benefit advisement.
We provide an in-depth assessment of each individual's strengths, weaknesses, skills, interests, special needs, employment history, employment goals, and educational history.
Help us provide job placement and long-term follow up support to CAREERS' clients like Tom, who works in food service at a Valhalla middle school and has been a CAREERS client since 1999!
He is one of over 2,800 individuals that CAREERS' has placed in jobs and provided ongoing long-term support to make sure they are successful.
Since 1987, all of our services are provided AT NO COST to our clients and their families!
Although CAREERS receives county and state funding, your support is crucial to bridge the gap between funds we receive and the cost to implement our programs.
He is one of over 2,800 individuals that CAREERS' has placed in jobs and provided ongoing long-term support to make sure they are successful.
Since 1987, all of our services are provided AT NO COST to our clients and their families!
Although CAREERS receives county and state funding, your support is crucial to bridge the gap between funds we receive and the cost to implement our programs.
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