Employment/Vocational   Please Choose Service From List Employment Training Program of The Mental Health Association in Fulton and Montgomery Counties Hamilton-Fulton-Montgomery BOCES Department of Social Services - Fulton County Department of Social Services - Montgomery County Employment Resources Lexington Employment Services Liberty Enterprises Vocational & Educational Services for Individuals with Disabilities (VESID) New York State Department of Labor Workforce Solutions Center (Department of Labor) The Private Industry Council Project Adolescent Vocational Exploration Program Centro Civico Employment Training Program of The Mental Health Association in Fulton and Montgomery Counties Johnstown site- 111 S Comrie/ Route 30A, Johnstown-across from Eagle Chevrolet Phone: 736-1825 Amsterdam site- 76 Guy Park Avenue, Amsterdam Phone: 842-2790  HANDY UPS -N- DOWNS, a consumer-run business that provides employment and training to help individuals with mental illness re-enter the work force in a peer-supported atmosphere so they may become self-sufficient and feel confident about themselves. [ Return to Top of Page ] Hamilton-Fulton-Montgomery BOCES Adult Services Phone: 762-4633 X164 Education and training programs in Computer Services, Commercial Drivers License (CDL), License Practical Nursing (LPN) and more. [ Return to Top of Page ] Department of Social Services - Fulton County 4 Daisy Lane, P.O. Box 549, Johnstown Phone: 736-5615 Public Assistance & Food Stamps Phone: 736-5675 Medical Assistance Phone: 736-5625 Home Energy Assistance Program Includes a financial assistance program for low-income residents to help pay winter heating bills. [ Return to Top of Page ]  Department of Social Services - Montgomery County County Office Building, Broadway, Fonda, NY Phone: 853-4646 Home Energy Assistance Program Includes a financial assistance program for low-income residents to help pay winter heating bills. [ Return to Top of Page ]  Employment Resources 199 South Main Street, Gloversville Phone: 725-1898 Fax: 773-4645 Provides direct placement, transitional services and Supported Employment to individuals with disabilities. Also, contracted by the Fulton and Montgomery Counties Departments of Social Services to provide a variety of employment services to applicants and recipients of Public Assistance and/or Food Stamps. Must be referred by DSS Employment Unit. [ Return to Top of Page ]  Lexington Employment Services 73 North Main Street, Gloversville Phone: 725-1898 Contracted by the Fulton Co. DSS to provide Job Readiness Training and Job Placement for applicants & recipients of Public Assistance and/or Food Stamps. Must be referred by DSS Employment Unit. [ Return to Top of Page ]  Liberty Enterprises 1467 State Hwy. 5S, Amsterdam Phone: 842-5080 The Career and Employment Network (CEN) is the supported employment division of Liberty Enterprises [ Return to Top of Page ]  Vocational & Educational Services for Individuals with Disabilities (VESID) New York State Department of Labor 199 South Main Street, Gloversville Phone: 773-2884 Employee Tax Credits & Wage Reimbursements are provided to employers by VESID when prescreened job-ready disabled individuals are hired so follow-up services necessary to ensure employer satisfaction are provided. VESII:) also subsidizes the cost of training new disabled employees through tax credits and wage reimbursement that varies depending on the training services. [ Return to Top of Page ]  Workforce Solutions Center (Department of Labor) Two locations locally: 199 South Main Street, Gloversville Phone: 725-6473 Riverfront Center, Amsterdam Phone: 842-3676 Financial Assistance and Services [ Return to Top of Page ]  The Private Industry Council Amsterdam: 2620 Riverfront Center Phone: 842-3767 Fax: 842-9823 Gloversville: 199 South Main Street Phone: 725-0079 Schoharie: Phone: 234-4254 The Fulton, Montgomery and Schoharie Counties Private Industry Council (PIC) provide On-The-Job Training (OJT) assistance to area businesses by reimbursing the company for up to 50% of an eligible new workers' wages during a specified training period. PIC can also help arrange and pay for specialized training to groups of new employees in some or all aspects of their new jobs. [ Return to Top of Page ]  Project Adolescent Vocational Exploration Program Centro Civico 143-145 East Main Street, Amsterdam Phone: 842-3762 Two year after school program for high school students to help define career/educational goals and develop skills. Must meet income guidelines and be in school. Meets three times a week. Students get paid $3/hr to participate. [ Return to Top of Page ]
	Home | Programs & Services | Human Services Directory  | Donate Now Mental Health Association in Fulton & Montgomery Counties Janine Dykeman, Executive Director 73 North Main Street, Suite 106 Gloversville, NY 12078 Phone: (518) 725-2790 Fax: (518) 775-1076 E-Mail: Contact us © 2006 Mental Health Association in Fulton & Montgomery Counties. All rights reserved. This web site was developed by Empire Web Pages on November 02, 1999. This page was most recently updated on October 13, 2006.