Mission Statement

 “To empower consumers to help themselves through self-confidence and informed choice.”

The Work Readiness Alternatives Workshop (WRAW) has been developed to provide an improved and holistic approach to helping people with disabilities to achieve and maintain employment and independence. The mission of the Work Readiness Alternatives Workshop reflects that of the Vocational Rehabilitation Services. This common mission is to assist Oregonians, with disabilities, to achieve and maintain employment and independence.

The WRAW program provides thirty-eight different workshops specifically designed to increase self-sufficiency, as well as employment related skills. These workshops reflect the desire to promote independence and employment outcomes while promoting client choice. The workshop information, assistance, and participant interaction provide an environment that promotes psychological work hardening, self-discovery, confidence and informed choices. The program operates on an eight-week rotation allowing participants choice to attend which ones and as many workshops as they desire.

The driving force of WRAW is to encourage, inspire, and empower participants through information. This is provided by community partners and employers and is conveyed through WRAW workshops and materials. Workshop revisions and changes have reflected, and will continue to reflect, the input of request made by the consumers involved. This will continue to assure a quality and valued program for those who receive these services. It is a program designed to truly reflect the needs of the clients we serve.