February Work Incentive Seminar Events (WISE)-Helping Beneficiaries Make Informed Choices About Work

February Work Incentive Seminar Events (WISE):
Helping Beneficiaries Make Informed Choices About Work

If you are interested in learning about the Ticket to Work Program or other Social Security Work Incentives, you can attend a FREE Work Incentive Seminar Event (WISE). WISE are community events held by local organizations for beneficiaries to learn more about available work incentives through accessible, informal, learning opportunities.

Attend a WISE to connect with local training and employment resources, explore opportunities to increase your income, and network with other job seekers and employers. Local Work Incentive Planning and Assistance projects will be hosting 28 WISE Events in 18 states in February. A list of the locations and dates of those upcoming events appears below.

For more information or to sign up for a WISE Event in your area, visit us online at www.cessi.net/wise or call 1-877-743-8237 (voice or TTY).  If there is not currently an event scheduled in your area, please check the web site often as events are added frequently.

February 2010 WISE schedule:
Alabama:
Tuscaloosa – February 17

Arizona:
Phoenix – February 25
Tucson – February 26

California:
Merced – February 9
Modesto – February 10
Los Angeles – February 11
El Centro – February 17
Fresno – February 18
Oxnard – February 23
Berkeley – March 5

Florida:
Leesburg – February 18

Illinois:
Mt. Vernon – February 25

Indiana:
Washington – February 25

Iowa:
Spencer – February 11

Kansas:
Overland Park – February 25

Mississippi:
Gulfport – February 24

New York:
Bronx – March 2

New Mexico:
Las Cruces – February 3
Albuquerque – February 16

Ohio:
Eaton – March 3

Pennsylvania:
Oil City – February 23
Eddystone – February 24

South Carolina:
Moncks Corner – February 9

South Dakota:
Pierre – February 24
Rapid City – February 25

Texas:
Odessa – February 19

Utah:
St. George – February 24

Washington:
Seattle – February 2

Ticket to Work is a voluntary employment program for people with disabilities administered by the Social Security Administration (SSA). The Ticket program offers people receiving Social Security disability benefits age 18 through 64 expanded opportunities to obtain the services and supports that they need to work and to achieve their employment goals. SSA does this by paying approved providers of services, referred to as “Employment Networks” or “ENs”, for assisting beneficiaries to reach designated Milestones and Outcomes associated with achieving self-supporting employment. An EN can be any agency or organization that provides or is equipped to provide employment- related services and supports to individuals who have disabilities. For more information regarding the Ticket to Work program, please visit CESSI’s Frequently Asked Questions web page: http://www.cessi.net/ttw/faqs/index.asp

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