CDO Workforce coordinates and focuses employment, training and education development resources across three counties, providing service to employed people, unemployed people and employers alike. Our goal is to improve the long-term growth and development of the work force.
GETTHERE - Rural Health Network of South Central New York
455 Court Street, Binghamton, New York 13904
Phone: 855-373-4040 or 607-692-7669
Email:
Website: https://gettherescny.org/home
Services: "Getthere is a mobility management program of the Rural Health Network of South Central New York whose mission is to advance the health and well-being of rural people and communities. Getthere operates a transportation information and assistance call center that works to help those with transportation needs to find workable, affordable solutions. Serving five counties, Getthere provides transportation information and case management services, financial assistance for eligible individuals who need transportation to healthcare appointments, transportation to employment services, and training on how to use public transportation. Getthere works collaboratively with partners and stakeholders in Broome, Chenango, Delaware, Otsego, and Tioga counties. Together, we seek to improve transportation access and coordination in South Central New York, with particular regard to the area's rural communities."
Our goal is to help job seekers not just find a job, but develop and manage a career. That means helping them when they have a job and when they are looking. We also strive to help employers find the workers they need quickly and the resources to improve training, workforce retention and workforce restructuring.
A DRC is a Disability Resource Coordinator, someone who helps individuals with disabilities find employment.
High School Equivalency (HSE/GED) A high school equivalency or GED/HSE is a recognized alternative to a high school diploma.
Work-Based Learning (WBL) provides students and job seekers with real-life work experience that compliments their academic studies. Typically they include job shadowing, mentoring, internships, and apprenticeships.
A Team Helper is anyone who is the lead support person to the job seeker with disabilities along their career journey. It can be a family member, friend, employment counselor, Disability Resource Coordinator (DRC), or case manager.
A stop-gap job is temporary employment until something better or more permanent can be obtained.
Basic needs refers to the goods and services necessary for a minimum standard of living. This includes access to food, safe shelter, clothing, and sanitation. Reliable transportation and education can also be considered a basic need.
A safe space is intended to be free of bias, conflict, criticism, or potentially threatening actions, ideas, or conversations.
Competitive integrated employment (CIE) is work performed by a person with an impairment or health-related disability (health impairment) within an integrated setting. Wages are at least minimum wage or higher and at a rate comparable to non-disabled workers performing the same tasks.
For more information, please visit the U.S. Department of Education.