Palm Beach

Agency for Persons with Disabilities (APD) - Southeast Region

APD supports persons with developmental disabilities. Their goal is to help them live, learn and work in their communities. APD provides services to help clients find jobs, funding and supported living services.

APD serves those with:

  • Autism
  • Cerebral palsy
  • Children age 3-5 who are at a high risk of a developmental disability
  • Down syndrome
  • Intellectual disabilities
  • Prader-Willi syndrome
  • Spina bifida

Labor Finders

Labor Finders offers general labor, temporary employment, and staffing services. There is no charge to the job seeker. Employers can call whenever they need extra workers on their job site. Please see the website for more information.

Positions Include:

  • Assembly
  • Banquet set up
  • Bartenders
  • Construction
  • Customer Service
  • Data entry
  • General labor
  • Housekeeping
  • Light industrial
  • Manufacturing
  • Painting
  • Plumbing
  • Warehouse & stocking clerks
  • Waste management

Division of Vocational Rehabilitation Florida Department of Education

Division of Vocational Rehabilitation is a federal-state program that helps people who have physical or mental disabilities get or keep a job.

Services include:

  • Medical and Psychological Assessment
  • Vocational Evaluation and Planning
  • Career Counseling and Guidance
  • Training and Education After High School
  • Job-Site Assessment and Accommodations
  • Job Placement
  • Job Coaching
  • On-the-Job Training
  • Supported Employment
  • Assistive Technology and Devices
  • Time-Limited Medical and/or Psychological Treatment

GoodDays

GoodDays is a national nonprofit group. The group lifts the burdens of chronic illness. They do this through assistance, advocacy and awareness. Please call or visit the website for more information.