Education & Training
Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) services for people with disabilities. Employment, Educational, and Transition Services.
Specialize in teaching children and families the skills to express and cope with strong emotions, resources available to them to manage the impacts of adversity, particularly severe emotional, behavioral and mental health issues in children. Guided by our Sanctuary Model, we offer a range of preventive and restorative services for children and families across the tri-state area.
Arc of Westchester is the largest agency in Westchester County serving children, teens and adults with autism and other developmental disabilities.
Rockland BOCES delivers educational programs for students with special needs, teens interested in career and technical training, adult learners preparing for new job opportunities and educators seeking to upgrade their professional skills.
Services and programs are provided in the lower Hudson Valley of New York State. They include education and training, advocacy, vocational services, service coordination, and community independence training. We provide services under OPWDD’s Home and Community Based Waiver Program, the Department of Health’s Traumatic Brain Injury Waiver Program and various programs offered through ACCES-VR. It is our goal to assist all individuals in these programs to reach their optimal growth potential.
CAREERS is a non-profit supported work program that provides free job placement, on-the-job training and long-term ongoing support services to individuals with disabilities and employers throughout Westchester and Putnam Counties in NY.
A residential school providing a comprehensive program for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, and medically fragile children. A wide range of services; medical, nursing, educational, recreational, physical therapy, speech therapy, dietary, and social activities are coordinated to provide individualized treatment for each resident.
SWBOCES prides itself on providing high quality resources ranging from technology assistance to special education and occupational education programs
Provides advocacy services to children at risk of educational failure; emphasis on educationally-handicapped children, truants, drop-outs, suspended children, children returning to school from residential placement, and families needing assistance enrolling children in new school systems in Westchester County. Youth are trained in advocacy techniques. Parents, students, professionals, and local community groups are educated on relevant issues. Networks of communication with public and private agencies working with at-risk youth are developed and expanded.
A county-wide substance abuse prevention agency servicing schools and communities providing alcohol and drug information, referral, training, consultation, and counseling.