Flexible Day Programs
Avenues to Independence provides a variety of flexible day programming options located in the northwest suburbs and Chicago. These include contract packaging jobs, community employment, workforce training, computer training, art programming, and entrepreneurial opportunities.
Contract Packaging at Wheeling
Avenues work center, located in Wheeling offers job training and employment opportunities specializing in packaging and assembly operations. Individuals are paid to package, label and collate various items for jobs that are contracted with businesses. Individuals learn important and socially acceptable work skills, designed to ready them for employment in the community. Revenue from job contracts also helps to support agency programming.
Computer Training
The computer center, located within Avenues work center provides workers with new job and enrichment skills: increasing their quality of life at work and home. Under the guidance of a computer specialist, state of the art technology available throughout the work center, benefits individuals with all disabilities.
Creative Avenues
Creative Avenues gives participants the opportunity to embrace and express their creativity through a variety of fine art mediums and practices. While participants can produce art for their own enjoyment entrepreneurial opportunities exist and artwork can be sold for income.
AveVenture
AveVenture Employment Training program offers opportunities for workforce preparation for adults with developmental disabilities. The program includes training in customer service best practices, computer skills, cashiering, and general retail skills.
The Thrift Shoppe that houses the program also provides an important revenue stream for Avenues’ many successful programs.
AveVenture also provides clients the chance to be entrepreneurs by creating and selling their own products such as jewelry and artwork.
