PROGRAMS EMPLOYING PEOPLE
1200 SOUTH BROAD STREET, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19146 www.pepservices.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: PROGRAMS EMPLOYING PEOPLE (PEP) IS ORGANIZED TO PROVIDE AND PROMOTE SOCIAL, VOCATIONAL, EDUCATIONAL, REHABILITATIVE, RECREATIONAL, AND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THOSE WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY.- STRENGTHEN, DEVELOP AND COORDINATE BETTER UNDERSTANDING AMONG PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES, THEIR FAMILIES AND THE COMMUNITY.- PROVIDE PREVOCATIONAL, VOCATIONAL AND WORK OPPORTUNITIES FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES, AND TO IMPLEMENT THIS TEACHING THROUGH REALISTIC AND ACTIVE EMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCES.- PROVIDE SOCIAL AND RECREATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES.- PROVIDE INTEGRATED, COMMUNITY EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES TO THOSE INDIVIDUALS DESIROUS OF SUCH OPPORTUNITY. - UTILIZE ALL AVAILABLE RESOURCES FOR THE EDUCATIONAL, VOCATIONAL AND SOCIAL TRAINING OF INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES.- PROMOTE EVERYDAY LIVES PRINCIPLES IN THE DAILY BUSINESS OF SUPPORTING INDIVIDUALS WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY.

PROVIDE & PROMOTE OPPORTUNITIES FOR PERSONS WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY IN PHILADELPHIA.

THE ADULT DAY TRAINING DEPARTMENT PROVIDES SUPPORTS TO 58 INDIVIDUALS WITH SEVERE TO PROFOUND INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES IN AREAS OF ADULT DAILY LIVING SKILLS, COMMUNITY ACCESS AND INTEGRATION, VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES, SOCIAL AND RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES. MANY CONSUMERS THAT PARTICIPATE IN THIS PROGRAM PROVIDE ONGOING VOLUNTEER SERVICES IN THE COMMUNITY TO AID OTHERS IN NEED. THE ADULT DAY TRAINING PROGRAM IS LICENSED BY THE OFFICE OF DEVELOPMENTAL PROGRAMS, A DIVISION OF THE PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WELFARE. THE PROGRAM ALSO SUPPORTS THE GOLDEN BRANCH SENIORS PROGRAM WHICH IS LICENSED BY THE PA DEPARTMENT OF AGING. THIS POPULAR PROGRAM SUPPORTS 11 CONSUMERS WHO HAVE REACHED RETIREMENT AGE AND HAVE RETIRED FROM VOCATIONAL WORK CENTERS AND TRADITIONAL DAY SUPPORTS.

THE PREVOCATIONAL PROGRAM PROVIDES PAID WORK OPPORTUNITIES FOR APPROXIMATELY 60 INDIVIDUALS IN A WORK CENTER ENVIRONMENT THAT FOCUS ON VOCATIONAL SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND JOB READINESS SKILLS. THIS PROGRAM SUPPORTS INDIVIDUALS WITH MILD TO MODERATE LEVELS OF INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY AND IS A PLATFORM FROM WHERE OUR CONSUMERS WILL GO ON TO SUPPORTED EMPLOYMENT IN THE COMMUNITY IF SO DESIRED. CONSUMERS ALSO PARTICIPATE IN WORKPLACE LITERACY INSTRUCTION THROUGH THE ADULT EDUCATION DEPARTMENT AT PEP. CONSUMERS PARTICIPATING IN THE PREVOCATIONAL WORK CENTER PERFORM PACKAGING, ASSEMBLY, COLLATING AND SECURE DOCUMENT DESTRUCTION CONTRACTS AND RECEIVE COMMENSURATE WAGES FOR THEIR WORK.

JOB SUPPORTS AT PEP INCLUDE COMMUNITY INTEGRATED EMPLOYMENT SERVICES TO 29 INDIVIDUALS WHERE INDIVIDUALS PARTICIPATE IN JOB DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES, EMPLOYMENT SEARCH ACTIVITIES AND JOB PLACEMENT WITH COMMUNITY BASED EMPLOYERS UNRELATED TO PEP'S PRIMARY SERVICES. THESEINDIVIDUALS TYPICALLY ARE SUPPORTED ON A 1:1 BASIS IN JOB FINDING AND JOB SUPPORT AND RECEIVE PLACEMENTS IN COMMUNITY BASED EMPLOYMENT WITH COMPETITIVE SALARIES AND BENEFITS. EMPLOYMENT SPECIALISTS REMAIN WITH THE CONSUMER UNTIL THEY ARE COMPETENT IN ALL LEVELS OF WORK REQUIREMENTS.

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