By default, the search below will find all Employment Networks (EN) serving the ZIP code you provide. You can choose to change the type of service providers to any combination of Employment Network, State Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) Agency, Benefits Counseling (WIPA), and Legal Services (PABSS).
Additionally, you have the option to change from both in-person and virtual providers to either virtual providers or in-person providers located within the specified radius.
Note: You do not need to receive in-person services to participate in the Ticket to Work (Ticket) program. Many service providers can provide employment support services virtually, over the phone or internet.
The Employment Network Benefit Counseling services entities listed on this site are not controlled or affiliated with the Social Security Administration (SSA). SSA does not endorse, or assume liability or responsibility for, the services or actions of any of the agents, employees, representatives or owners of the businesses, entities, or individuals who offer benefit counseling listed on this site. You should use your best judgment in determining whether it is in your best interest to use the services offered at the terms offered. Any relationship or agreement you enter into for benefit counseling between you and any of these entities will not involve SSA.
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Work Incentives Planning and Assistance (WIPA) projects are organizations within your community that provide free in-depth benefits counseling to eligible individuals receiving Social Security or Supplemental Security Income (SSI) based on a disability. WIPA can help beneficiaries make informed choices about work.
The Protection and Advocacy for Beneficiaries of Social Security (PABSS) Program helps people with disabilities who receive Supplemental Security Income (SSI) or Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) remove barriers to employment. PABSS advocates provide legal support, advocacy and information to help beneficiaries understand their employment rights.
Looking for an Employment Network (EN) to help you reach your work goals? This website contains a profile for each EN and WFEN under the Ticket to Work program. Your search results will include a link that will take you to the selected EN's profile. The profile has information to help you choose the EN that may best serve your needs. It lists the services the EN offers and gives helpful information the EN has reported about its experience and performance. The profile shows how many clients the EN serves and how many the EN has assisted in getting and keeping a job. When the data is available, the EN Profile also will show how satisfied the EN's customers are with the EN. We issue new EN Profiles each year.
ENs can help you with free career counseling, job placement, and then ongoing support once you have started working.
Workforce ENs are ENs that are also part of a state's public workforce system. Workforce ENs provide access to a wide array of employment support services, including training programs and special programs for youth in transition and veterans. A Ticket to Work participant who assigns their Ticket to a Workforce EN will either work with a Workforce EN directly or via other providers in the workforce system, including American Job Centers.
State VR agencies can help you if you want to return to work but need more significant services (For example, tuition for school, extensive training, rehabilitation services, vehicle modifications, etc.) before you can start.
WIPA projects are community-based organizations that work to enable beneficiaries with disabilities to make informed choices about work, and to support working beneficiaries to make a successful transition to financial independence.
The PABSS Program helps people with disabilities who receive Supplemental Security Income (SSI) or Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) and have a disability-related employment issue. PABSS advocates provide legal support, advocacy and information to assist beneficiaries to resolve employment-related concerns.
You can meet your service provider in person to discuss services. You will have to contact the service provider to determine location for meeting.
Services will be provided to you via phone, email, fax, etc but not in person.
Services will be provided to you via any combination of phone, email, fax, or meeting your service provider in person. You will have to contact the service provider to determine location for meeting.
This term refers to services that assist the beneficiary in planning and developing individual career goals. These services may include vocational guidance, testing and counseling done to evaluate the beneficiary's abilities, skills, interests and needs.
This term describes a variety of services designed to: assess the beneficiary's interests and potential skills; analyze prospective jobs; assist the beneficiary to obtain a job; maintain a job through on-site assistance, one-on-one training on the job site, job retention services for the employer and other workplace supports; and develop a career.
This term refers to the hiring of a beneficiary to work for the service provider.
This term includes job search and job development services designed to help the beneficiary find a job. They may include general vocational guidance and direction, providing job leads to beneficiaries and contacting employers to place beneficiaries in specific jobs.
Supports and services designed to assist the beneficiary to maintain his or her job, including services to assist with reasonable adjustments to the work environment to perform job duties.
This term refers to services that make a reasonable adjustment to a job or work environment in order to make it possible for an individual with a disability to perform job duties. Job accommodations may include specialized equipment, facility modifications, and adjustments to work schedules or job duties, as well as a whole range of other creative solutions.
This term refers to supports and services designed to assist the beneficiary to maintain his or her job. These job retention strategies may include employer training, use of a job coach and providing worksite or job accommodations.
This term refers to an EN business model in which key service decisions are shifted from the EN to the beneficiary (i.e., direct purchase of support services).
This term refers to such services as Braille and sign language.
Community Work Incentives Coordinators (CWIC) are certified Benefits Counselors who can provide information about work, Social Security's Ticket to Work program, Work Incentives, and other types of benefits and assistance available in their states. CWICs can provide in-depth counseling about benefits and the effect of work on those benefits for beneficiaries who are working or seriously considering work.
Service provider serves additional disabilities that are not captured by the categories above.
If you receive services with a state VR agency, your case may be closed approximately 90 days after you start working. After VR services end, many people find that they need continuing support services to help them keep their job and increase their earnings over time. That’s why state VR agencies often partner with ENs that provide job retention services and other types of ongoing support.
This arrangement, known as Partnership Plus, gives Ticket program participants continued access to individualized employment services, if needed. After VR services have ended, you can assign your Ticket to an EN of your choice to receive these additional services. Partnership Plus sets you up for success by providing the support you need at each step to financial self-sufficiency. Read More
This provider services one state or a portion of one state.
This provider services one or more states, including portions of more than one state.
This provider services all states and zip codes.
Service provider provides additional services that are not captured by the categories above.
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