Opportunity Center

The Opportunity Center offers a variety of programs which include:

•Sheltered Workshop: Clients Receive personal, social and work skills training to enhance the ability to interact and participate in the community.

•Assembly: Clients construct pallets and stakes which are sold to individuals and businesses.

•Recycling: The Opportunity Center collects, weighs and crushes aluminum cans. The Center pays a competitive rate for the cans.

•Lawn Maintenance: Lawn care is provided at the Opportunity Center and at contracted sites. Skills training includes learning to operate push and riding lawnmowers, weedeaters, and edgers.

•Greenhouse: Clients perform cultivation and maintenance of vegetable, bedding and houseplants. The are then sold to the public and area nurseries.

•Mail Service & Packaging: Clients perform a full range of bulk mailing services that include collating, folding, inserting, sealing, postage application and post office preparation.

•Janitorial Services: Janitorial duties are performed at the Opportunity Center and various contracted work sites. Basic skills training in sweeping, mopping, vacuuming, restroom care, buffing, etc.

The Opportunity Center, a Division of Bay Area Rehabilitation Center offers the following activities to clients:

•Vocational Evaluation
•Personal-Social Adjustment
•Work Adjustment
•Skill Training
•Vocational Related Training
•Activities of Daily Living Training
•Transportation (Limited)
•Case Management
•Vocational Counseling
•Job Readiness Training
•Job Placement Activities
•Job Coaching