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Helping individuals with
documented disabilities, whether mental,
physical, developmental, health-related, or
other, to find competitive employment is the
goal of GICV’s Community Employment Services
(CES). Through CES, GICV assists persons
with disabilities in preparing for successful
job placement and job retention by utilizing
Goodwill Industries International’s Career
Development Model.
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Learn to Work 1 and
Learn to Work 2
Learn to Work 1:
Youth ages 13–18 who are referred to GICV by the
Juvenile Probation Office of Cambria County or
Children & Youth Services are eligible to
participate in GICV’s Learn to Work 1 (LtW1)
Program to master the skills they need
to improve their situations and become
economically self-sufficient.
Learn to Work 2:
GICV designed the Learn to Work 2 (LtW2)
Program for students who are struggling
academically or behaviorally and not
succeeding in the main school system as
indicated by failing grades, truancy, disruptive
behavior, suspension, or similar criteria
associated with early withdrawal from school.
Students explore career options, learn about the world of
work, and attain work skills through Paid Work
Experiences that complement classroom
instruction.
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School-to-Work
Transition
GICV’s
School-to-Work Transition Program enables
students who have documented disabilities,
whether mental, physical, developmental,
health-related, or other, and are enrolled in
school districts in GICV’s six-county service
area, to have the opportunity to work in a
sheltered environment while earning a
commensurate wage based on their performance as
compared to persons who do not have
disabilities.
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Ticket to Work and
Self-Sufficiency Program
Through the Ticket to Work and
Self-Sufficiency Program, which
is the centerpiece of the U.S. Department of
Labor’s Ticket to Work and Work Incentives
Improvement Act of 1999, GICV provides
recipients of Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
and Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI)
with an opportunity to obtain employment and
reach a level of earned income that allows a
beneficiary to support themselves and their
families without receiving SSI or SSDI benefits.
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YouthBuild Johnstown
Through YouthBuild Johnstown, GICV provides
youth ages 17–24 who have disadvantages to employment, with
the chance to earn their GEDs, receive
on-the-job training in a construction trade, and
earn $7.25 per hour to do it. The overall
goal of this 6–11-month program is for youth to
achieve economic self-sufficiency through an
opportunity that they otherwise may not have
had. Learn more
Youth Employment and Training Services
Under the Workforce Investment Act
(WIA), GICV through the PA CareerLink,
Cambria County offers youth an
opportunity to earn a paycheck. For some,
it's the first paycheck they’ve ever
earned.
WIA
services are available for in-school
youth ages 16–21 who are enrolled in
secondary education in Cambria County
school districts, and out-of-school
youth ages 16–21 who have either earned
a high school diploma, earned a GED, or
dropped out of high school.
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