Arc of Onondaga provides skill- training opportunities for individuals with developmental disabilities through the pre-vocational program. Pre-vocational training helps individuals build essential skills which may assist with transitioning into the vocational world. Through hands-on training, individuals are able to learn, identify, and develop skill sets within the Monarch (Arc of Onondaga’s vocational division) sites. Monarch participants provide services which include but are not limited to: packaging, mailing, assembling, woodworking, recycling, sorting, and other custom services based on a business's specifications and requirements.  

 

Supervision, assistance and support are provided by the Arc of Onondaga staff to ensure that each participant may aspire to reach their vocational goals. All individuals in the pre-vocational program are assessed upon admission by a Certified Rehabilitation Counselor to ensure proper vocational placement. Individuals are placed based on their abilities and interests, and functions of the particular vocational center. 

                                                                

Wilbur Ave. Vocational Center

Recycling Facility at National Grid

Woodworking Shop at Lowell Avenue

The Lowell Avenue vocational center is a fully-functional woodshop which uses industrial woodworking equipment to produce products such as hardwood stakes, picnic tables, kindling wood bundles, and other custom-made orders.

                       

Participants at the woodshop enhance skills which require a high degree of precision and accuracy. Benefits of placement in the woodshop include producing tangible products which are marketed to the community. Skills developed in the woodshop may help prepare participants for professional jobs in the woodworking industry or other employment which require the use of heavy machinery.

                    Out of High School

                    18 years of age or older

                    Able to arrange for own transportation

                    Medicaid Waiver

     For further information regarding pre-vocational     

     opportunities and to schedule a pre-vocational  

     assessment, contact Barry Lyon, at

     476-7441 ext. 1111 or at blyon@arcon.org.