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Employment Services

Real Jobs for Real People
Labels Get in the Way, Disabilities Rarely Do…

Independent Living’s Employment Services Division provides work-readiness assessments and job placement and direct support job coaching services through the NYS Office for People with Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD) in the Mid-Hudson region of New York. Vocational services are also available for all tenants at the Cornerstone Residence in Newburgh. Our Deaf Services Coordinator assists individuals who are deaf and hard of hearing in many ways including employment support. For more information, please call (845) 565-1162.

In 2023, Independent Living supported 121 people in obtaining gainful employment.

Email Jennifer Sutton, Program Director.