Valley Packaging Industries

Valley Packaging Industries

2730 North Roemer Road

Appleton, WI 54911

www.vpind.com

Mission: To promote the dignity and worth of individuals who have disabilities or are disadvantaged, and to assist them in developing their optimum level of social, vocational and economic independence in the Fox Valley community.

Clientele: As the mission states, we serve two primary groups of people: People with disabilities and people who are disadvantaged in some other way. Our services to people with disabilities provides services to anyone with an identified disabilities including mental health illness, cognitive disabilities, physical disabilities, and intellectual disabilities. The disadvantaged population includes:Immigrants/Refugees, people living below the poverty level and people experiencing homelessness.

Services: Valley Packaging offers:

- English Language Learning teaches individuals basic English skills so that they can become part of the community and upgrade their employment.

- Prevocational Services offers individuals with disabilities the opportunity to work on identified vocational goals in a community or production setting.

- Placement Team works with referrals from the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation to place individuals with disabilities in jobs.

- Outreach Center is a drop center for individuals with mental health illnesses.

- Community 2000 provides basic needs assistance to individuals in rural Outagamie County.

- Evaluation Services used to assess an individuals vocational skills and strengths to determine what services the client will use.

Internship Description (120 Hours): Facilitating groups at the Outreach Center for people with mental health illnesses, Providing assessments of individuals in community jobs, Case managing a small case load, Auditing programs to provide suggestions for program improvement, Advise clients about community resources, Observe and Dialogue with Leadership in various areas of the organization.

Advanced Internship Description (280 Hours): Facilitating groups at the Outreach Center for people with mental health illnesses, Providing assessments of individuals in community jobs, Case managing a small case load, Auditing programs to provide suggestions for program improvement, Advise clients about community resources, Observe and Dialogue with Leadership in various areas of the organization.

Availability: fall, spring, summer, days, nights, weekends

Category: Other