* This listing should not be considered an endorsement or recommendation either by the Autism Society of Greater Phoenix or its Board of Directors. It is merely a collection of individuals/entities/resources that have been deemed helpful or recommended by consumers. Please notify us if any information needs to be updated.
Ability 360
Services: A Center for Independent Living, run by people with disabilities, for people with disabilities. Assistance with home care services, sports and fitness, advocacy, employment, home modification, life transitions
Locations in Phoenix, Mesa, Glendale, Coolidge and Tucson
Main office phone: (602) 256-2245
Website: www.ability360.org
Assist To Independence
Services: We provide appropriate services such as peer mentoring, information and referral, advocacy, and independent living skills to enhance the quality of independent living in a culturally appropriate manner.
Address: 4133 East Cedar Ave, Tuba City, 86045
Phone: (928) 283-6261
Website: https://assistti.org
Direct Advocacy and Resource Center
Services: Direct is run by and for people with disabilities. We are part of a national network of Centers for Independent Living that supports individuals in pursuing their goals and advocates for disability rights and justice.
Address: 1001 North Alvernon Way Tucson 85711
Phone: (520) 624-6452
Website: www.directaz.org
New Horizons Disability Empowerment Center
Services: Empowering people with disabilities to participate as equals. New Horizons offers a variety of monthly and special events.
Address: 9400 E Valley Road, Prescott Valley, AZ 86314
Phone: (928) 772-1266
Website: www.nhdec.org
Services Maximizing Independent Living and Empowerment (SMILE)
Services: Empowering Individuals With Disabilities to Maximize Independence!
Address: 1929 South Arizona Avenue Suite #11 Yuma, AZ 85364
Parker Area: (928) 575-6671
Yuma Area: (928) 329-6681
Toll Free: (855) 209-8363
Website: https://smile-az.org
Achieve Human Services
Services: Offers various programs for individuals based on their specific employment needs. Contracted with the Arizona Department of Economic Security (DES), these programs are designed to assist clients by promoting self-sufficiency and reducing dependency on government subsidization.
Phone: (928) 341-4126
Website: https://achievehs.org
Address: 3220C E. 40th Street Yuma, AZ 85365
Arizona@Work
Services: A statewide workforce development network that helps employers of all sizes and types recruit, develop and retain the best employees for their needs. For job seekers throughout the state, we provide services and resources to pursue employment opportunities.
Website: https://arizonaatwork.com
Contact Tim Stump, tstump@azdes.gov
Arizona Department of Economic Security Vocational Rehabilitation
Services: The Vocational Rehabilitation program provides a variety of services to persons with disabilities, with the ultimate goal to prepare for, enter into, or retain employment.
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Arizona Developmental Services
Services: A Non Profit day treatment program designed to help adults with cognitive disabilities. Staff work with members to reach goals in life skills and job skills before transitioning to our employment program, ADS Subs and Salads. In this program members utilize their skills to prep, package and deliver lunches to the community. ADS is looking to grow this program in order to provide employment opportunities for as many young adults with disabilities as possible.
Website: https://azdevservices.org
APSE – Association of People Supporting Employment First
Services: The only national membership organization focused exclusively on Employment First to facilitate the full inclusion of people with disabilities in the workplace and community.
Website: https://apse.org/chapter/arizona-apse
Beacon Group
Services: Beacon Group has been a leader in providing real jobs and employment-related services to people with disabilities in Arizona, serving over 2,000 people with disabilities each year. Beacon provides job training and placement, supported and center based employment, and day treatment programs to assist the two-thirds of working-age people with disabilities who do not have a job.
Locations in Phoenix and Tucson.
Website: https://beacongroup.org
Benevilla: Helping Partners Program
Services: Group Supported Employment. This special program provides members with employment skills training and opportunities. Many GSE workers are able to obtain special training and certifications, such as a food handlers card, work in real-life job opportunities and earn a paycheck.
Address: 14601 Del Webb Blvd., Sun City, AZ 85351
Website: https://benevilla.org/helping-partners
J.P. Industries
Services: Our commitment to excellence in cleaning and landscape management shines through in everything we do. As a proud member of the AbilityOne Program, we are dedicated to empowering individuals with significant disabilities by providing meaningful employment opportunities and high-quality services.
Address: 2851 N. Country Club Rd. Tucson, AZ 85716
Phone: (520) 326-4393
Website: https://jpindustries.org
A New Leaf : BankWork$ Career Training Program
Services: BankWork$ is an entirely free program that prepares participants for a meaningful career in the financial services sector. All classes are offered for free through scholarships generously sponsored by program partners. This eight-week, intensive jobs-training program covers essential skills needed to succeed in the financial services industry, including: business etiquette, banking regulations, handling cash, and preparing for the interview.
Website: https://www.turnanewleaf.org/services/financial-empowerment/bankworks
Pathway to Work
Services: Prepares adults with developmental disabilities for sustainable, integrated work opportunities through the provision of individualized support, training, and resources.
Address: 1445 East Guadalupe Road, Tempe, Arizona 85283
Phone: (480) 307-6295
Website: https://azpathwaytowork.org/home
Peckham
Services: A nonprofit, federal contractor empowering people with disabilities and other barriers to work. We provide high-quality customer solutions through diverse business lines, for government and commercial customers. We offer thousands of individuals career pathways across our five lines of business: Manufacturing, 3PL & Fulfillment, Custodial Services, Contact Center Solutions and Peckham Farms, including pathways to employment in our broader community.
Website: www.peckham.org
Riseability
Services: Riseability has assisted individuals within the community since 2001. Specifically, clients with catastrophic injuries involving brain and spinal cord injury or dual diagnoses. We assist clients by helping them identify their strengths and obtainable goals and guide them toward a path of independence, self-advocacy, and secure employment.
Address: 2633 East Indian School Road, Suite 310, Phoenix, AZ
Phone: (480) 359-5163
Website: https://sites.google.com/riseability.org/riseability
SEEDs For Autism
Services: Vocational training programs
Phone: (602) 253-4471
Email: info@seedsforautism.org
Website: www.seedsforautism.org
Address: 3420 South 7th Street, Phoenix, AZ 85040
Skill Up AZ
Brining together representatives from industry, community colleges, secondary education, the public workforce system, and the State’s workforce development division to provide a comprehensive apprenticeship program in the area of precision manufacturing.
Website: www.skillupaz.org
STARS (Scottsdale Training and Rehabilitation Services)
Services provided: ABA Therapy, Day Programs, Youth/Transition Programs, Center-Based Employment, Group Supported Employment, Individual Supported Employment
Phone: (480) 994-5704
Website: https://www.starsaz.org
Address: 11130 East Cholla Street, Suite H-110, Scottsdale AZ 85251
Uniquely Abled Academy at GateWay
Take the first step toward a rewarding career in CNC manufacturing with GateWay Community College’s Uniquely Abled CNC Manufacturing Technician Program. This 12-week program is specially designed for neurodiverse individuals, including those with autism, to help you gain the skills and experience needed for entry-level positions in the precision manufacturing industry. Includes tuition assistance, 300+ hours of immersive, hands-on training and job placement services.
Website: www.gatewaycc.edu/uaa
First Place Global Leadership Institute
Services: Through proven workforce and workplace development programs, First Place is preparing individuals with autism and/or intellectual/developmental disabilities (A/I/DD) to pave their way to employment.
Website: https://firstplaceglobal.org/employment
Hire Autism
Services: A free program led and run by the Organization for Autism Research (OAR). With an active jobs board and by offering resources for employers and job seekers alike, Hire Autism aims to expand opportunities for autistic individuals and serve as a continuing resource for them in their workplaces.
Website: www.hireautism.org
Lyft Up
Services: The difference between landing a job and a lost opportunity often comes down to a ride. When the economic recovery begins, we’ll be ready to provide free Lyft car rides to and from job training programs, interviews, and the first three weeks of new employment to give unemployed individuals a fairer chance at success. Website: www.lyft.com/lyftup/programs
Neurodiversity Career Connector
Services: Webpage with job opportunities through employer Neurodiversity programs.
Website: https://ndcc.simplifyhire.com
SourceAbled
Services: job search assistance: help locate a job, work with employers to build support
Website: https://jobs.sourceabled.com
Specialisterne
Services: We support employers to tap into the talents of a neurodiverse workforce and to build inclusive organizations. Looking for job opportunities? Specialisterne works with businesses to tap into the talents of autistic or neurodivergent job seekers. No matter where you are in your job search, we’d like to get to know you.
Website: https://us.specialisterne.com
The Precisionists, Inc. : TPI
Services: Bridging the Neurodiversity Employment Divide. The Precisionists is uniquely qualified to lead major organizations in their journey to a workplace that welcomes and accommodates individuals with neurodiversities.
Website: https://theprecisionists.com
Wells Fargo Neurodiversity Program
Services: Facilitates a more considerate, accommodating, skills-based hiring model that is accessible by design. Creating meaningful employment opportunities for a deeply underserved community through accessible and modernized sourcing and selection processes. Delivering employee programs to enrich the lives and experiences of our employees by creating strong support structures that foster well-being, equity and inclusion. Website:
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