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CCMEP provides employment and training services to eligible, low-income individuals based on a comprehensive assessment of employment and training needs, as well as a basic skills assessment. Participants are provided services to support goals outlined in their individual opportunity plan, which may include support to obtain a high school diploma, job placement, work experience, and other supportive services such as child care and transportation. Individuals participating in CCMEP are required to commit to participating in activities outlined in their individual opportunity plan for a minimum of 20 hours per week. CCMEP case managers are required to engage with participants at least every 30 days, or if a participant is receiving intensive case management, at least every 14 days.

Goodwill Business Services include: custodial, maintenance, lawn services, floor care, green cleaning, and snow removal to provide Goodwill clients with gainful employment.

Provides assessment and training to help individuals with developmental disabilities meet their vocational goals. Service includes development of job-keeping behaviors such as attendance, punctuality productivity, work quality, on-task behavior, accepting authority, and work appropriate appearance. Job placement in the appropriate setting is the ultimate outcome of the program.

Under the umbrella of Employment Navigation KCBDD can coordinate employment-related services for those with DD with several agencies in the community. Primary partners are Opportunities for Ohioans with Disabilities and local employment vendors who provide supports that may include, helping complete an application, helping write a resume, going to the interview with the individual, helping them learn the job, or talking to their employer to help them keep a job. A Supported Employment provider or job coach can also work closely with the individual's team to help identify and strengthen the qualities that employers look for in their employees. There are also opportunities for career discovery, development, work trials, assessments and summer youth work programming

Offers a broad range of assessment, training and job placement services and provide on-on-one support to reach personal employment goals.

Offers employment opportunities for persons with developmental disabilities through agency run enterprises. Offers a variety of employment, such as pet care, food service, vending machine service, and gardening.

Job Corps is a free education and training program that helps young people learn a career, earn a high school diploma or GED, and find and keep a good job. For eligible young people at least 16 years of age that qualify as low income, Job Corps provides the all-around skills needed to succeed in a career and in life.

Provides job training to assist older adults in re-entering the work force. Following an initial screening appointment, individuals are placed in a work setting with the goal of obtaining unsubsidized, paid work within a limited amount of time. Includes referrals to services that build needed skills for permanent jobs.

Assists students with disabilities who are between the ages of 14 and 24 years old who want to pursue individual interests and independence in the community. Monthly Youth Group meetings provide opportunities to discuss and practice the following topics such as: Pre-employment, Self-advocacy, Independent Living Skills, Socializations skills, Self-Advocacy, and Youth Leadership. Empower YOUth Facebook page and youth discussion groups, and a Disability Mentoring Day activity.

Provides a 5-week summer employment program for youth. Participants receive a paid work experience at different business partner locations and they are accompanied by a job coach who provides on-the-job training. Summer youth employers are typically in the retail or food service industries but other employers may also participate. Participants explore careers and receive soft skills and job readiness training and may take part in job shadowing visits. The program also provides pre-employment services that help them identify and achieve their employment goals.

Pre-Employment Transition Services (Pre-ETS) are intended to help students with disabilities, as early as age 14, who could benefit from an early start in exploring career interests. The five services include: Job Exploration Counseling; Work-Based Learning; Counseling on Post-Secondary Opportunities; Workplace Readiness Training; and Instruction in Self-Advocacy. These services are contracted with ILCNCO and are high-level, quick exposure, typically up to 8 hours.

Provides the opportunity for eligible clients to be trained and work in agency's retail stores. Service includes individual coaching to support job success.

Operates a non-profit cafe as an ex-offender employment program, providing job training, and mentoring to former offenders.

Offers a government-subsidized youth training program that provides remedial education, vocational training, and useful work experience including on-the-job training for low and moderate-income, disadvantaged youth who have poor job skills. Provides vocational training in healthcare, construction, office administration, and so forth. Note: Job Corps is an on-site partner of the Ohio Means Job Center.

Provides diagnostic evaluation for vocational handicap. Also provides vocational rehabilitation services to individuals with disabilities.

Provides a vocational training program for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. This program offers confidential document destruction.

Provides a vocational training and job placement service for unemployed or under-employed individuals. Includes career change counseling and assistance for displaced workers and displaced homemakers. Those interested in job training will first complete career testing and assessment before being placed in an appropriate training program. Offers all participants workshops, computer and telephone access, resume development, and other job search assistance. Maintains a database for job seekers to post their resumes for potential employers to view.

Programs are designed for people who have formerly been incarcerated or have a conviction that may be standing in the way of a more hopeful future.

Offers a holistic approach to job training, job placement and job retention. Assists those living in poverty to reduce their individual barriers to employment. Provides employees to local businesses.

The Community Integration Team works hard to find opportunities to incorporate those we serve into our community. We are always looking for events, activities, and volunteer opportunities in the community so those we serve can work and play side-by-side with our community members. Integration is the key to building relationships with our friends and neighbors in the community. It helps those served learn to communicate, participate, follow instructions, as well as learn a variety of soft skills. This step often leads to Community Employment opportunities, friendships for those served, inclusion, and advocacy.

Provides the opportunity for eligible clients to be trained and work in agency's retail stores. Service includes individual coaching to support job success.

Provides assistance for adults with developmental disabilities to find a job of their choice in the community. We continue supports through training and follow along with the person and their employer. Richland Newhope Industries, Inc. (RNI, Inc.) specializes in successfully matching the needs of the employer with the skills that the individual requesting services possess. The community employment team not only supports the individuals requesting services, but also the employers in the community. The team offers job shadows and job assessments to individuals who are not yet sure of their vocational interest. This will provide the individual with more knowledge of the job market in order to make a more informed career decision. Work crews in janitorial and lawn service serve local business and residential customers. Industrial Services - RNI, Inc. operates two productions sites with training and employment in light assembly, packaging, fulfillment, wooden pallets, stakes, picture frames, electronic recycling and document imaging for individuals to develop work skills. Social/Integration Services - Activities of daily living, sensory stimulation and socialization are designed to help each individual interact with their environment and the community in a meaningful way. Options for Seniors - Individuals who have chosen to retire enjoy social, leisure and skill based activities. Volunteer opportunities in the community are emphasized. Community Integrated Services - Quality activities are structured around each individual's interests. Self-Advocacy - RNI, Inc. supports self-advocacy efforts, locally and throughout the State. Additional operations include the City Garden Café located in the Mansfield City Building serving breakfast and lunch items and the Element of Art Studio/Gallery located across from the Carrousel, showcasing works of art produced by artists with developmental disabilities. Art works include acrylics, photographs, pottery, glassware and jewelry. We provide wood products, lawn and janitorial services to local residents and businesses.

Individual Placement and Support (IPS) is an evidence-based practice that helps people with serious mental illness or co-occurring substance use disorders work in competitive jobs related to their preferences. OOD assists eligible individuals with disabilities in obtaining and maintaining competitive jobs related to each person’s unique strengths, priorities, abilities, experiences, and interests. Individuals served through IPS benefit from the collaborative efforts of mental health agencies and OOD. Services include: Assessment, Career Planning and Counseling, Apprenticeships and Work Experience, Assistive Technologies and Devices, On-the-Job Support, Career Exploration, Skill Development and Training, Job Placement Services, and Workplace Accommodations.

Job placement, training, and coaching for individuals who are deaf, hard of hearing or deaf-blind.