Vocational Training

In September, 2023, Governor Hochul Announced $13 Million in Grant awards to Nonprofit Service Providers like us. Out of the total funding, Jawonio received approximately $1.6 million to provide Career Training Opportunities for People With Developmental Disabilities. Press release Here. 

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Retail Boot Camp

About Jawonio Retail Boot Camp

The Jawonio Retail Boot Camp is designed to prepare individuals with Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities (IDD) for career pathways in the retail industry.

Benefits

  • Develop marketable skills for the retail industry
  • Get hands on experience
  • Learn about cashiering, customer service, teamwork, cleaning, communication, stocking/inventory, loss prevention

Eligibility

  • Participants must be OPWDD Eligible & unemployed

Training Sessions
(75 hours)

  • Three 2 ½ hours classroom sessions per week for 10 weeks
  • Classes will be offered in both Rockland and Westchester Counties
  • A minimum of 25 hours of hands-on work experience at local retail stores

For more information, please contact:

Courtney Burnham, Supervisor of Vocational & Placement Services

Courtney.Burnham@jawonio.org
845.906.9692

Stacey Kantrowitz, Director of Community Employment Services

Stacey.Kantrowitz@jawonio.org
845.814.8406

This training is being funded under the OPWDD Career Specific Vocational Training (CSVT) initiative.