AbilityFirst Community and Supported Employment (Pasadena) providing in person services to Consumers in community settings throughout DOR's Orange San Gabriel District

AbilityFirst is one of Southern California’s largest and oldest nonprofit providers of programs and services for people with disabilities, which include: Pre-employment and social skills development, on the Job training, prevocational training and community employment and job retention for working-age adults.

Services Offered

  • Adult Work Experience – Admin (Individual)
  • Adult Work Experience - Wages (Individual)
  • DOR Student Services Paid Work Experience - Admin (Individual)
  • DOR Student Services Paid Work Experience - Wages (Individual)
  • Employment Services - Employment Prep (Individual)
  • Employment Services - Intake (Individual)
  • Employment Services - Job Development and Placement (Individual)
  • Employment Services - Retention (Individual)
  • Short-Term Supports (Individual, per consumer)
  • Supported Employment - Retention
  • Supported Employment Job Coaching (Individual)

Languages

(Provider can provide services for other languages; for further details, please contact Provider.)
  • Cambodian
  • Cantonese
  • English
  • Korean
  • Mandarin
  • Spanish

Disability Specialities

  • Blind and Visually Impaired
  • Developmental Disabilities

Accessibility

disability Assisitive Technologies: N/A

Transportation

Transportation via Bus via Bus Lines, Para Transit: N/A

Transportation via Rail Route Rail Routes: N/A

Parking Parking Lot Access: N/A

Qualifications

AbilityFirst has been supporting people with disabilities for 85 years and has partnered with the DOR for over 30 years. We serve over 300 individuals with disabilities at three locations in southern California. We employ qualified and experienced staff, knowledgeable in social security benefits, employment assessment and labor standards.

Contact Information

Telephone Phone: 626-449-5662
Toll Free Telephone Toll-Free: N/A
TTD Phone TTY: N/A
Clock Hours:

N/A

Address Address:

DOR El Monte Office: 9350 Flair Dr., Suite 105
El Monte, CA 91731

Address Provider Main Office

AbilityFirst
789 North Fair Oaks Ave
Pasadena, CA 91103

Address Other Site Locations

AbilityFirst Employment Services (Long Beach)
3770 East Willow Street
Long Beach, CA 90815