Community Employment Program

Opening doors to greater independence and enhancing the quality of life for adults with persistent mental illness is the goal of Transitional Living Services' Community Employment Program.

Real work experience offers many benefits to TLS consumers. Through our Community Employment Program, consumers gain:

• Community integration 
• Enhanced quality of life 
• A current employment record
• Increased independence
• Increased self-esteem

Employers that participate in the TLS Community Employment Program realize many benefits as well:

• Enthusiastic employees
• Time savings for their staff
• Reduced recruitment and training expenses
• Savings on administrative costs
• Cost-effective productivity
• A diverse work force

Mail service, light office, light assembly, custodial, housekeeping, food service and unskilled labor are just some of the jobs TLS consumers have been hired to do by local businesses through the Community Employment Program.