Richmond Area Multi-Services Inc

Vocational services: the vocational clients are served mainly within hire-ability, caap, and calworks programs, primarily funded by the state of california department of rehabilitation, the dph-bhs, hsa, and sf department of children, youth and their families (dcyf). Rams provides (i) pre-vocational services and functional assessments for san francisco welfare-to-work programs: calworks and caaps personal assisted employment services (paes), (ii) employee development services, (iii) vocational information technology (it) training (help desk and desktop support) through classroom and on-the-job skills, (iv) vocational rehabilitation services, (v) transitional age youth (tay) vocational services, (vi) peer-based services & training, and (vii) employment services including vocational assessment, job development, and placement and retention services to clients with mental health conditions. The goal of the program is to enable participants to gain successful employment while improving self-sufficiency by giving a continuum of culturally competent services to maintain long-term employment. Rams runs a peer specialist mental health certificate program, designed to prepare consumers and/or family members for entry-level peer specialist/counseling roles in the behavioral health care system.

Broderick street adult residential facility: also included in the bhs agreement, rams provides culturally competent mental health and medical support services for adults who are residing at a licensed adult residential facility located on broderick street in san francisco. A portion of the program funding comes from the housing and urban health (huh) section of san francisco department of public health for managing this facility.

Community services: rams is committed to building partnerships with other community-based organizations and groups by establishing collaborative agreements to provide culturally competent clinical, outreach, and preventive services. The major collaborative activities include: (i) clinical case consultation and case management for the recently immigrated families, (ii) after school collaborative, (iii) school-based programs, and (iv) mental health consultation services.social enterprises: in line with the vocational training and assessment services, rams operates social enterprises including a sheltered workshop (assembly and packaging), and a janitorial service program.