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Contact Information
Beaverbrook STEP, Inc.Contact: Virginia A. Connolly, Executive Director
Email Address: [email protected]
Phone: 617-926-1113
View Options Employment and Community Based Day Services (CBDS) Website
85 Main Street Watertown, MA 02472
Area Served: Greater Boston
Map Location Options Employment and Community Based Day Services (CBDS)
Narrative
People are provided with:
- career exploration
- vocational training
- job placement
- job supports
- follow-up services
Options members also operate 2 business enterprises that provide on-the-job retail training experiences: ‘Gifts at Peppermint Place’ and ‘Sweet Deals Boutique.’ Over 80% of Options participants have been placed in community jobs earning minimum wage or higher.
Options Employment & Community Based Day Services program currently serves up to 100 people at 4 program sites in Belmont and Watertown. Options provides a unique array of supports focusing on 5 major, inter-related areas:
- Employment & Employment Training
- Volunteer Services
- Social Relationships
- Recreation
- Education
Service Types
- Community Based Day Program
- Family Support
- Job Counseling
- Job Placement
- Job Seeking
- Job Skills
- Job Support
- Job Training
- Skills Training
- Socialization Activities
Program Type
- Day/Work Activity
- Vocational
Populations Served
- Asperger's Syndrome
- Attention Deficit Disorder/Hyper Activity Disorder
- Autism Spectrum
- Behavior Disorder
- Blind
- Brain/Head Injury
- Cerebral Palsy
- Chronic Health Impairment
- Deaf
- DeafBlind
- Developmental Disability
- Dual Diagnosis - ID/MI
- Elderly Person with disabilities
- Epilepsy/seizure Disorder
- Hard of Hearing
- Intellectual Disabilities
- Learning Disabilities
- Mental Illness
- Multiple Disability
- Nonverbal Communication
- Physical Disabilities
- Smell/taste Disorders
- Speech Impairment
- Visual Impairment
Ages Served
- 19 - 22
- 23 – 59
- 60 +
Languages Spoken
- American Sign Language
Accessibility Features
- Able to serve clients in their wheelchair
- Accessible Parking
- Accessible Public Transportation
- Accessible Restrooms
- Free Transport
- Near Public Transportation
- Services at Home
- Services at Work
- Sign Language
- Wheelchair Ramps
Additional Information
- Accredited By: CARF
- Fees: Free Service, MassHealth
- Licensed By: DDS
Options Employment and Community Based Day Services (CBDS)