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Employment
Looking for a job or exploring career options? This page is your one-stop shop for employment resources. Discover links to job boards, career counseling services, resume building tools, and local employment agencies. Whether you're seeking your first job, looking for a career change, or aiming to enhance your professional skills, these resources can help you navigate the job market and achieve your employment goals.
We work with most people who have a disability that makes it hard to get or keep a job. We also work with young people with disabilities age 14 to 24 who want help getting ready to work.
A counselor will work with you to make sure you are eligible for VR services.
VR is for people who:
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Have a physical, developmental or mental disability that makes it hard to get or keep a job
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Need help looking for a job or things like training or tools so you are ready to work​​
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Are able to legally work in the United States
Some examples include people with learning disabilities, loss of vision or hearing, ​back injuries and mental health conditions.
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To Provide Vocational Opportunities to People with Disabilities as well as Others with Barriers to Employment.
Goodwill Industries of the Columbia Willamette operates retail stores, outlet locations, two online shopping sites, and attended donation centers. Your donations and purchases fund our free job services programs and we’re proud to be good environmental stewards with our award-winning recycling and salvage operations.
Many Oregonians with disabilities worry that if they go to work, they will lose all their federal and state benefits. But that's not usually the case. There are special programs that can help you keep your benefits when you start working. These are called work incentives.
Oregon has two free benefits counseling programs for people with disabilities who are interested in working. Certified benefits counselors help you understand how working might affect your benefits.
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If you are a Social Security disability beneficiary and would like to know how work may affect your benefits, we can provide information about work incentives to help you make informed decisions about work. You can increase your financial stability and independence, fulfillment, and community involvement. You can also gain a greater sense of purpose and give back to your community.