Los Angeles Habilitation House Inc

Contract Employment Outreach, Training Program - also known as Contract Management Services or CMSOTP. This program provides services, including direct employment, training, supports and accommodations for people with disabilities with a focus on service-connected veterans, wounded warriors, and other service men and women with disabilities and challenges. Through paid work experience in the field of government contracting, there is on-site training, repetitious training on use of computer systems and the closeout system in place. During the 2024 year, the organization stopped providing services under this program in one location and started in a remote location. Revenue will show in 2025.

Culinary Workforce Development or CWD, which has the purpose to a be career-focused, free training for individuals with disabilities and barriers for employment in the foodservice industry and working to place each person at an employment partner in a paid position. The training program will follow an industry standard culinary curriculum and will last between 4 weeks and 12 weeks. Additionally, the purpose of CWD is to welcome and embrace each person, as is expressed in Italian, accoglienza (accoglinza). Accoglienza is to embrace the other with all their humanity, diversity, uniqueness, simply, to embrace and welcome all of the other. This can mean valorize their talents, listen to their needs and allow their needs to inform the criteria used for decision making, and to start a journey together with food, their career, and a meal together around the table. Partnering with Catalyst Kitchens and learning from member organizations took place during 2024.