Virtual Vocational Skills Training
H.E.A.R.T. is taking its innovative job training program online! New participants with intellectual/developmental disabilities will learn the eight essential employability skills; communication, including the different types of communication and how and when to use them; teams and teambuilding; how to develop your leadership potential; basic money management; and how to use the skills you have learned during your daily life activities. We will also teach important skills of daily life during the COVID-19 pandemic, such as social distancing and mask-wearing. There is no cost to attend this program. Applications are reviewed in the order in which they are received.
Online Training Dates: August 3 – September 25, 2020
Class Options Available:
- Mondays & Wednesdays: 1:00pm-2:00pm
Qualifications:
- Must be at least 18 years old.
- Must have an Intellectual/Developmental Disability (diagnosis required).
- Must have access to the internet and a device to participate in daily Zoom training.
- And must live within the City Limits of Houston.
Cost: There is no cost to participate and no application fee.
How to Apply:
Application Deadline: July 24, 2020
Please submit in-take forms to ssimmonsgould@heartprogram.org . Any questions, please contact Sheree Simmons-Gould at (832) 577-5068.
Program Flyer: PDF
