Transition Planning for Students and Families "Getting Ready for Life"
Roads to Employment Virtual Transition Fair
Benefits Counseling
How We Can Help:
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Verify all benefits information.
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Identify and connect with services or supports needed to overcome barriers to employment.
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Understand how paid employment will affect all federal/state/local benefits.
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Identify, use, and manage Social Security work incentives.
Contact Information:
Ticket to Work Helpline
1-866-968-7842 or 866-833-2967 (TTW)
WIPA Brochure
Fact Sheet
Contact Info
How We Can Help:
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Square One Clubhouse is a vocational and psychiatric rehabilitation program for adults with mental illness.
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Throughout the work ordered day, members learn skills useful in finding and maintaining employment within a supportive environment.
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The Clubhouse offers transitional, supported and independent employment opportunities.
Contact Information:
Program Director: Melissa Steele Phone:
(717) 242-0478
How We Can Help:
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We provide high quality services and supports that maximize each individual's potential, opportunities, relationships, community involvement, and health and wellness.
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We specialize in connecting our self-advocates with opportunities to be family-focused, self-determined, individualized, person-centered, and strength-based.
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We optimize opportunities for community inclusion, growth, independence, and job readiness in all of our programs and services.
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We offer Supported Employment Services (Career Assessment, Job Finding and Development, and Job Support) as well as Benefits Counseling.
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We have three community day programs located in Bellefonte, Mount Union, and Hollidaysburg. We provide opportunities for long-term support from caring families within our lifesharing, respite, and residential programs.
Referrals can be directed to Monica Miller, Regional Director, 570-225-5514
How We Can Help:
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A review of the comprehensive information gathered for the beneficiary
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The Community Work Incentive Coordinator assesses the current and future impacts of employment and/or other changes on the person’s federal and state benefit programs in the context of the individual overall financial circumstances.
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Includes development of a comprehensive written outline of possible options available to the individual and projected outcomes for each, as well as providing advisement to support an informed choice.