Employment/Job Training/Placement/Counseling (including workshops)
State of Hawai’i Department of Health Developmental Disabilities Division
The State of Hawaii, Department of Health, Developmental Disabilities Division provides valuable information on employment opportunities for individuals and families. The Developmental Disability Division provides valuable information on employment opportunities for individuals and families. DDD offers guidance, resources, and support to help individuals with disabilities pursue employment, fostering independence, and self-sufficiency.
Employment program serves Hawai’i’s DVR consumers. From website: Abilities Unlimited provides professional job readiness training, job placement, and job maintenance advice. Employment Counselors work with participants on various areas—job hunting, interview preparation, resume building, self-management, interactions with co-workers/supervisors, budgeting, and job maintenance.
From the website: Work Now Hawaii is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization established to help people living with disabilities achieve independence through gainful employment. Our unique training programs are designed to maximize individual’s strengths and abilities in a way that increases their confidence and productivity. We identify and create accommodations our clients will use to be successful throughout their careers.
Job Training
Employees of Work Now Hawaii will receive on-the-job training, and work toward industry standard certifications.
Custodial Services
Web Development and Online Marketing
Office Administration
Also, Career Planning and exploration, Job Placement Assistance, Employment Support and Social Security Benefits Planning.
BIG ISLAND RESOURCE!
From the website: Employment Network Hawaii is a family owned and operated corporation founded in 1998 on the beautiful and tropical Big Island of Hawai’i.
Employment Network Hawaii was born out of the employment need of our son with developmental disabilities and has grown every year to serve many individuals and businesses worldwide.
Employment Network Hawai’i seeks to provide gainful wage employment opportunities for individuals with developmental disabilities.
Our business-to-business services include job placement, on-the-job training and accommodation assistance and understanding. We offer vocational training, employment services and provider services for individuals with disabilities.
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From the website:
Empower
We believe individuals of all ages and abilities can thrive. Understanding that the road to independence differs for each person, our family of programs and services are designed to meet individual needs and goals.
Include
Some journeys take individuals with disabilities to employment within Lanakila Pacific’s social enterprises. By fostering inclusive spaces where individuals of all ages and abilities can prosper, we show communities what happens when empowerment comes first.
Inspire
When seniors are connected to both food and their communities, they can envision a life beyond hunger and isolation. When adults with disabilities gain life and job experience, they discover pathways toward achieving their personal and professional goals. Inspiring purpose in someone unleashes countless possibilities.
From the website:
NEi is a private, non-profit company locally established in 1985. Today, NEi has 60 employees and offers a seamless continuum of vocational rehabilitation services including outreach, assessment, orientation, intake, vocational evaluation, vocational counseling, skills training, job development, follow-up and support services.
From the website: The Arc in Hawaii is a private, not-for-profit organization committed to providing quality direct and advocacy services for all individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (ID/DD) in Hawaii. We believe in working with people so they are able to do things for themselves rather than having others doing things for them.
The Arc in Hawaii has provided quality services since 1954. The Arc in Hawaii provides direct services in the areas of Adult Day Health, Residential, and Waiver. Presently, The Arc operates three centers (Honolulu, Pearl City and Wahiawa) and twenty-one community-based residences for people with ID/DD. We assist participants in striving toward and reaching their individual goals.
