VTC ENTERPRISES

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We provide vocational, employment,   habilitation, social and advocacy services
for people with disabilities

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Community Based Program

Integrated Work Programs (IWS) - 
Community Based

       

                           Longs Drugs                              Santa Barbara County Education                     Del Taco


 

We have individuals placed in several local businesses such as Longs Drugs, Del Taco, Red Lobster, and the Santa Barbara County Education office to name a few. Our concession stand, Joe's Place, at the Hagerman Field softball complex has well exceeded our original sales estimates. The "Theatre Cafe" restaurant in the Abel Maldonado Youth Center followed the same course. It just goes to prove that people with disabilities can be involved in a successful and profitable business enterprise.

VTC ENTERPRISES offers several integrated work programs in Santa Maria, Nipomo, and the Lompoc area. These programs provide a variety of training opportunities designed to assist each person attain their highest potential in the community in which they live. Training is provided in the following areas:

Social Skills:

Includes behavior management
 Self-help skills
Socialization
 Developing natural supports
Transportation/Mobility:

Teaches use of public transit
 Fixed route, door to door
 Contingency plans for riding errors
 

     

Community Integration/Safety:

Includes activities designed to teach community access
 How to deal safely with approaches by strangers
 Pedestrian skills
 Self-identification

 
Self-Advocacy:

Teaches decision-making skills
 Provides support in anger management or communication needs
 Offers the opportunity to share common problems and solutions in the new    challenges of the community
 

Vocational Development:

Provides jobs in local businesses or training geared toward job development
 Those employed work in a small group model with 3-4 individuals per instructor

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VTC ENTERPRISES

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2445 'A' Street, P.O.Box 1187, Santa Maria, CA 93456
Telephone: (805) 928-5000
FAX: (805) 349-8011