DONATE! Category: <span>News & Articles</span> HOME / NEWS & ARTICLES POST Time to fully integrate individuals with disabilities into our communities When a community or workplace intentionally includes people with developmental disabilities, those companies and communities perform better. Despite this, people with intellectual and developmental disabilities continue to experience higher rates of unemployment, homelessness, and food and housing insecurity than non-disabled persons. In the midst of COVID, these realities have been amplified. As our region makes... vgsclevelandNews, News & Articles MARCH 14, 2021 POST Matthew D. Joyce named Chair of the VGS Board Vocational Guidance Services (VGS) is pleased to announce the appointment of Matthew D. Joyce as the Chair of the Board of Directors. Joyce succeeds Joseph G. DuBois of Oswald Companies, who served as Chair since 2018. Joyce is Vice President of Corporate Ventures at The Lubrizol Corporation, a global company committed to improving at least... Jessica HardestyNews, News & Articles MARCH 2, 2021 POST NDEAM75 VGS is proud to join the US Department of Labor and organizations and businesses across the county in celebrating the 75th annual National Disability Awareness Month (NDEAM). Read about VGS’ partnership with Swagelok to learn more about how we create employment opportunities for individuals with disabilities here. Jessica HardestyNews, News & Articles OCTOBER 23, 2020 POST Rewriting job training: Nonprofit workforce development groups face influx of job seekers with varied backgrounds Thank you to Crain’s Cleveland Business for highlighting the challenges that VGS and other Cleveland workforce development organizations are facing because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more to about learn the innovative ways we are overcoming those challenges to help Ohioans with disabilities find work.https://www.crainscleveland.com/…/rewriting-job… April WalkerNews, News & Articles OCTOBER 21, 2020 POST NDEAM: Swagelok Vocational Guidance Services (VGS) joins the U.S. Department of Labor and organizations across the nation in celebrating National Disability Employment Month (NDEAM) throughout October. VGS is proud to partner with employers throughout Ohio who prioritize disability inclusion and diversity in the workplace. Employer, Swagelok Swagelok has partnered with VGS for seven years and in that... Jessica HardestyNews, News & Articles OCTOBER 13, 2020 POST 2020 Virtual Events Cheers to 130 Years! Cheers to 130 YearsTuesday, November 10, 7pm Join us to raise a glass in celebration of our 130th Anniversary and the extraordinary contributions individuals with disabilities make to Ohio’s workforce. You are invited to join VGS and friends via Zoom for our first ever virtual fundraiser featuring: ● An update from VGS President &... Jessica HardestyEvents, News, News & Articles OCTOBER 8, 2020 POST September Update | What We’ve Accomplished Jessica HardestyNews, News & Articles SEPTEMBER 3, 2020 POST Nonprofits with self-funded unemployment insurance face big bills Read More https://www.crainscleveland.com/nonprofits/nonprofits-self-funded-unemployment-insurance-face-big-bills April WalkerNews, News & Articles JUNE 14, 2020 POST Fundraising in pandemic challenges area nonprofits Read Article https://www.crainscleveland.com/nonprofits/fundraising-pandemic-challenges-area-nonprofits April WalkerNews, News & Articles APRIL 26, 2020 POST Cleveland’s Vocational Guidance Services sews pants for women in US Army, Navy vgsclevelandNews, News & Articles JANUARY 30, 2020 1 2 VGS Locations Cleveland Workforce Campus 2235-2239 East 55th Street Cleveland, OH 44103-4451 Phone: 216.431.7800 Ohio Relay 711 Elyria 359 Lowell Street Elyria, OH 44035 Phone: 440.322.1123 Columbus 3964 C Brown Park Drive Hilliard, OH 43026 Phone: 614.291.0233 Brooklyn Career & Activity Center 10991 Memphis Avenue Cleveland, OH 44144 Phone: 216.881.6868 Southwest Career & Activity Center 4720 Hinckley Industrial Parkway Cleveland, OH 44109 Phone: 216.476.3020 Vocational Guidance Services © 2021 | All Rights Reserved