Causes: Job Training, Vocational Rehabilitation
Mission: Life’sWork of Western PA is a non-profit organization empowering people to live the life they choose. We partner with people with disabilities, people with other barriers and young adults to pursue their hopes and dreams through strengthening workplace abilities, building life skills and developing meaningful relationships. There are two things that all of the people we serve do have in common: 1) they want to work; meaningful employment is as important to these individuals as to all of us; and, 2) most importantly, our clients are very proud of their accomplishments, and so are we! We take pride in our efforts day in and day out to achieve our goal of ‘making lives work better’ for the benefit of our clients and, ultimately for the benefit of our Western Pennsylvania community.
Results: Since our founding in 1927, more than 100,000 individuals of all ages with disabilities or other employment barriers have utilized the services of Life’sWork to achieve independence and self-sufficiency. We serve over 2,000 clients a year ranging from youth as young as 14 to adults, as well as people with other barriers to employment, including at-risk youth, single parents, people transitioning off public assistance, as well as families facing economic crises.
Target demographics: Individuals with disabilities, both adults and youth, as well as people with other barriers to employment, including at-risk youth, single parents and people transitioning off public assistance.
Direct beneficiaries per year: 1200
Geographic areas served: Southwestern PA
Programs: Project Career Connections assists adults with disabilities who are job-ready to find competitive employment. This is a Project With Industry (PWI) program funded by the U. S. Department of Labor.
Life'sWork is seeking funding to provide Supported Employment services, such as long-term job coaching, for participants of this program.
Mission: Life’sWork of Western PA is a non-profit organization empowering people to live the life they choose. We partner with people with disabilities, people with other barriers and young adults to pursue their hopes and dreams through strengthening workplace abilities, building life skills and developing meaningful relationships. There are two things that all of the people we serve do have in common: 1) they want to work; meaningful employment is as important to these individuals as to all of us; and, 2) most importantly, our clients are very proud of their accomplishments, and so are we! We take pride in our efforts day in and day out to achieve our goal of ‘making lives work better’ for the benefit of our clients and, ultimately for the benefit of our Western Pennsylvania community.
Results: Since our founding in 1927, more than 100,000 individuals of all ages with disabilities or other employment barriers have utilized the services of Life’sWork to achieve independence and self-sufficiency. We serve over 2,000 clients a year ranging from youth as young as 14 to adults, as well as people with other barriers to employment, including at-risk youth, single parents, people transitioning off public assistance, as well as families facing economic crises.
Target demographics: Individuals with disabilities, both adults and youth, as well as people with other barriers to employment, including at-risk youth, single parents and people transitioning off public assistance.
Direct beneficiaries per year: 1200
Geographic areas served: Southwestern PA
Programs: Project Career Connections assists adults with disabilities who are job-ready to find competitive employment. This is a Project With Industry (PWI) program funded by the U. S. Department of Labor.
Life'sWork is seeking funding to provide Supported Employment services, such as long-term job coaching, for participants of this program.
2403 Sidney Street Suite 500, Pittsburgh, PA 15203
412-471-2600
Job Training
Pittsburgh
