Group Supported Employment

We accomplish providing groups of individuals with employment by establishing relationships with local businesses who will employ the clients we serve. For our group employment (enclaves) we hold a certificate from the Department of Labor that allows us to pay our clients based upon their actual productivity. This is a type of "selling point" we use when contacting potential employers - that they will receive exactly (if not more) than what they pay for. In these situations, we provide an on-site Job Coach (paid by COCO) to assure that quality and productivity needs are met. We support individuals in the community who work quite independently - with only periodic follow up from staff. We also bring in a small amount of subcontract work for the individuals who like to work and earn money, but are not quite ready for a community placement.

One of our successful programs is making dog biscuits. See more at our Cookies for Canines page.

Our Evening Janitorial Crew is shown at work below.

John collects recyclable white office paper at McKesson General Medical

Paul cleans out the transport bins for McKesson General Medical.  The bins are used to ship medical supplies to local hospitals

COCO’s office cleaning crew loads their supplies into a van.  Pam, Sue, David, and MaryAnn work under the expert supervision of their Job Coach, Cleon (rear of photo).

Kevin and Jamie dry off the cars as they exit the tunnel at Splash! Car Wash.

Evening Janitorial Crew

David, Sue and Mary Ann clean local offices under the guidance of their Program Instructor, Cleon.

They are pictured here working at Attorney Kevin Hecht's office.