Program Coordinator:

Mr. Donald Carberry
B.A. in Marketing, University of Massachusetts

Program Staff:

13 Full-time Job Coach/Instructors
  1 Staff Psychologist

Program Services:

Sheltered Employment
Paid job opportunities within the workshop performing a variety of light manufacturing duties. While earning a wage, individuals are supported in acquiring new work skills such as: assembly, packaging, box-making, weighing, and materials handling.

Supported Employment
Opportunities to work within local community businesses for pay are available for those individuals for whom it is identified as being desired and appropriate. Those participants who are in supported work options receive full-time supports from VEA staff. Currently two individuals are supported at a job at Olympic Manufacturing Group in Westfield, MA.

Clinical Supports
Individuals receive clinical support from Ph.D level psychologists who work with the VEA team. The aim is to assist individuals in becoming productive, valued workers while decreasing behaviors that impede their abilities.