Services Provided to People with Disabilities

Individual Employment Services
For individual job seekers we offer career-counseling, assessment, job development, job placement, on the job training and ongoing customer service. Currently there are over 100 people linked with jobs in the community through Employment Link. Our Individual Marketing Profile and Career Planning Procedures assure that job seekers are more accurately matched to job opportunities.

Group Employment Services
We offer group paid and volunteer employment services to small groups of customers in community integrated work settings. This provides individuals with the support of an Employment Link staff person while they develop work skills. Jobs may be short or long term and are developed based on each individual’s preferences and abilities. Group employment sites include Boulder Social Services, Boulder County Health Department, Community Food Share, Boulder and Longmont Meals on Wheels, Boulder County Open Spaces, Boulder Philharmonic Orchestra, Rocky Mountain Peace and Justice Center, University of Colorado, Longmont Humane Society and WOW! Children's Museum. These services are currently offered only in Boulder County.

Employment Link Retirement Service - Senior Opportunity Source
Employment Link offers a community based day program for people with disabilities who are of retirement age. The seniors participate in a variety of recreational and volunteer activities in their community. The program is designed to link seniors with non-disabled peers who share common interests. The type and degree of support provided is responsive to each person’s needs. Regular Senior Opportunity Source activities include volunteering at local schools, delivering Meals on Wheels, caring for farm animals, gardening, men’s and women’s groups, bingo, shopping, pot lucks and bowling. These services are currently offered only in Boulder County.

Because Employment Link is a private, non-profit agency, you can be assured that all revenues generated are utilized to provide service to our customers. We work with a variety of third party funding sources including Imagine! (formerly known as the Developmental Disabilities Center), Denver Options, Developmental Disabilities Resource Center, Inc., Developmental Pathways, Centennial Developmental Services, the State Division of Vocational Rehabilitation and local school districts. If you would like to become an Employment Link customer we may be able to help you locate funding for services. We also work with individuals on a private-pay basis.