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Endependence Center, Inc.

Project-WISE East

Work Incentive Services for Employment

Work Incentives Planning and Assistance-WIPA

Do you receive Supplemental Security Income (SSI) or Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) and want to enter the workforce?

Social Security Work Incentives make it possible for people to maintain cash and medical benefits while they test their ability to work.

The Endependence Center Work Incentive Planning and Assistance Project, (WIPA) are dedicated to assisting individuals with disabilities in making informed choices for employment.  Our Community Work Incentive Coordinators (CWIC’s) provide FREE work incentive services and benefits planning and assistance to individuals who receive Social Security disability benefits and are between the ages of 14-64.  Outreach is also provided to local, state, federal agencies and all others who are committed to providing services to individuals with disabilities.

You may want to contact a CWIC if you receive SSI or SSDI Benefits and you are:

• Concerned about how work would impact your medical benefits
• Considering part-time, full-time or temporary employment
• Expecting a change in your current employment status
• Concerned about what would happen if you are no longer able to work
• Interested in Self-employment or returning to school
• Eligible for the Ticket-to-Work Program through Social Security, or have other questions about the impact of employment on your disability benefits

The services that our project offers are:

• Information and referral
• Problem solving and advocacy
• Benefits planning and advisement
• Benefits Support Planning
• Benefits Management
• Identify Independent Living Supports

Additional referrals and information is provided to:

• Employment Networks
• Vocational Rehabilitation Services
• Protection and Advocacy Legal Services

Contact Information:

Abra Jacobs jacaw2003@yahoo.com

Phone: (757) 414-0100

TTY: (757) 414-0080

Service area: Counties of Accomack and Northampton

 

Heather Sweitzer heathers@lacil.org

Phone: (434) 528-4971

TTY: (434) 528-4972

Service area: Counties of Amelia, Appomattox, Campbell, Cumberland, Dinwiddie, Nottoway and Prince Edward

 

Catherine Tyler-Northan ctnorthan@iepcil.org

Herbert Brown hbrown@iepcil.org

Phone: (757) 827-0275 Ext. 2

TTY: (757) 827-8800

Toll free: (866) 420-4055

Service area:  Cities of Hampton, Newport News, Poquoson and Williamsburg and Counties of Gloucester, James City and York

 

Tecia Cogdell tcogdell@endependence.org

Phone: (757) 898-5054 

Service area:  Cities of Franklin and Suffolk and Counties of Isle of Wight, Southampton, Surry and Sussex

 

Jeanette King jkpilc@yahoo.com

Phone: (434) 797-2535

TTY: (434) 797-2530 V/TTY

Service area: City of Emporia, Town of South Boston and Counties of Brunswick, Charlotte, Greensville, Halifax, Lunenburg, Mecklenburg, and Pittsylvania

 

Esther Dickerson edickerson@endependence.org

Phone: (301) 839-1956

Service area:  Washington, DC

 

MAXIMUS Inc. serves as the Program Manager for the Ticket.  You can get information about the Ticket-to-Work Program by calling MAXIMUS, Inc. at their toll-free numbers, 1-866-968-7842 (1-866-YOURTICKET) or 1-866-833-2967 TTY (1-866-TDD 2 WORK).

Virginia Association of Community Rehabilitation Programs/vaACCSES

 

Information Central: (703) 461-8747

Toll Free outside of Northern Virginia Area: 1-877-822-2777

Toll Free outside of Richmond Metro Area: 1-866-200-5970

By E-Mail: Mmorrison@ourpeoplework.org or skwjcw@hotmail.com or Monroe@careersupport.net or ktefelski@ourpeoplework.org

By Webpage: www.vaACCSES.org

 

Serving the Counties of: Albemarle, Allegheny, Amherst, Arlington, Augusta, Bath, Bedford, Bland, Botetourt, Buchanan, Buckingham, Carroll, Chesterfield, Clarke, Craig, Culpepper, Dickinson, Fairfax, Falls Church, Fauquier, Floyd, Fluvanna, Franklin, Frederick, Galax, Giles, Goochland, Grayson, Greene, Hanover, Henrico, Henry, Highland, Lee, Loudon, Louisa, Madison, Montgomery, Nelson, Orange, Page, Patrick, Powhatan, Prince George, Prince William, Pulaski, Rappahannock, Roanoke, Rockbridge, Rockingham, Russell, Scott, Shenandoah, Smyth, Spotsylvania, Stafford, Tazewell, Warren, Washington, Wise, and Wythe.

   

Serving the Cities of:  Alexandria, Bedford, Bristol, Buena Vista, Charlottesville, Clifton Forge, Colonial Heights, Covington, Fairfax, Falls Church, Fredericksburg, Galax, Harrisonburg, Hopewell, Lexington, Lynchburg, Manassas, Manassas Park, Martinsville, Norton, Petersburg, Radford, Richmond, Roanoke, Salem, Staunton, Waynesboro, and     Winchester.

 

 

This publication was made possible by a grant from the Social Security Administration.  The contents of this web page are the sole responsibility of the authors and do not represent the official views of the Social Security Administration.

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Endependence Center, Inc.
6300 East Virginia Beach Blvd.
Norfolk, VA 23502-2827
Phone:  (757) 461-8007 Voice
(757) 461-7527 TDD
Fax:  (757) 455-8223 or (757) 461-5375

Last updated on 3/4/08