AbilityFirst Community and Supported Employment (Pasadena)

AbilityFirst is one of Southern California’s largest and oldest nonprofit providers of programs and services for people with disabilities, which include: Pre-employment and social skills development, on the Job training, prevocational training and community employment and job retention for working-age adults.

Services Offered

Adult Work Experience – Admin (Individual)
Adult Work Experience - Wages (Individual)
DOR Student Services Paid Work Experience - Admin (Individual)
DOR Student Services Paid Work Experience - Wages (Individual)
Employment Services - Employment Prep (Individual, per hour)
Employment Services - Intake (Individual, per hour)
Employment Services - Job Development and Placement (Individual, per hour)
Employment Services - Retention (Individual, per hour)
Paid Situational Assessment (Individual, per hour)
SE Intake (please remove, no longer used)
SE Job Coaching (Individual, per consumer)
SE Job Prep (please remove, no longer used)
Short-Term Supports (Individual, per consumer)
State Internship Program – Interviews
State Internship Program – Supports
State Internship Program – Task Analysis / Training Plan
Supported Employment Services - Retention
Vocational Assessment (Individual, per hour)
Work Adjustment (Individual, per hour)

Languages

(Provider can provide services for other languages; for further details, please contact Provider.)

Cambodian
Cantonese
English
Korean
Mandarin
Spanish

Disability Specialities

Blind and Visually Impaired
Developmental Disabilities

Accessibility

disability Assisitive Technologies: Automatic doors, wheelchair accessible building.

Transportation

Transportation via Bus via Bus Lines, Para Transit: Bus stops adjacent to all shop locations within 1 block of walking distance.

Transportation via Rail Route Rail Routes: Metro Rail is located less then a mile from faciity. The cross street is Altadena Drive.

Parking Parking Lot Access: All parking for the facilities is located on the premises adjacent to each of the facilities.

Qualifications

AbilityFirst has been supporting people with disabilities for 85 years and has partnered with the DOR for over 30 years. We serve over 300 individuals with disabilities at three locations in southern California. We employ qualified and experienced staff, knowledgeable in social security benefits, employment assessment and labor standards.