Way2Work
Community-Based Employment and Career Development
Way2Work offers community-based employment and career development supports to Vermonters with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
Way2Work is a leader in its field, achieving the highest employment rates of any program in Vermont for 15 consecutive years and earning international recognition for “innovative employment practices” from the prestigious Zero Project.
Partnering with employers in all sectors of the economy, Way2Work developed a model to help participants find jobs, build careers, even launch successful micro-businesses.
The results? Workers with disability are helping build the Vermont economy while building greater financial security and independence, And employers are finding needed workers that both strengthen and diversify their workforce.
Bridging provides an academic-year experience to high school students with intellectual disabilities that includes pre-vocational skills building and career exploration as a key component.
Bridging offers an incredible diversity of opportunities to connect with the community, as well as organizations and individuals that can serve as resources.
Students build the foundation, confidence, and skills to enthusiastically engage their futures for work and for life.
School2Work is a youth career development and job placement initiative that prepares high school students with disabilities for successful transitions to the competitive workplace. CCS coordinates this innovative and collaborative project, building on its expertise and employer connections developed through our adult employment program.
The results are meaningful jobs in the competitive economy – jobs that are rewarding personally and financially to the employee and meet the needs of the employer or marketplace.
Adult Employment
Adult Employment remains the “flagship program” for CCS, a Specialized Services Agency focused on employment. It has earned national “Best Practices” recognition and achieved the highest employment rates of any program in Vermont for 14 consecutive years.
Over more than two decades, we’ve developed a model that has helped people with disabilities find not just jobs, but successful careers and even launch micro-businesses. And we’ve built robust partnerships with businesses in every sector of the economy, as well as schools, colleges, non-profits, and community members to make that happen.