Community Partners

local organizations,
individuals, & small businesses

Opportunities Unlimited of Erie is grateful for the community partners and local organizations that we work with to create on-site experiences for our clients. When OU staff meets an individual for the first time, we like to find out their interests, current skill set, and ideas they have for their future. We take those interests and turn them into transferable skills through our side-by-side training, workplace job shadowing, and overall experiences in our programs.

Middle & High School Programs

We teach students in grades 8-12th through our programs in local high schools or within the community. The programs we provide typically follow the school calendar – fall & spring semesters and summer programs June-August.

The high school courses we currently provide, as a contractor for the Office of Vocational Rehabilitation, include:
– Intro to Self-Advocacy
– Professional Connections Foundation (PCF) – 30 course hours
– Professional Connections Experience (PCE) – 60 course hours
– Community Work Instruction (CWI) – 6 – 12 weeks
– MyWork – 4-8 weeks

We have provided high school programs within the following districts in the last five years:
– Charter School of Excellence
– Girard Middle & High School
– Sara Reed – St. Ann’s Children’s Center
– Erie Middle & High School
– Iroquois High School

Is your school district interested
in having OU of Erie teach a course at your high school?

The individuals we work with have had a variety of interests for their vocational path. Community organizations can provide a workplace for our student internships and our Work Experience for Adults programs. By providing a workplace, these businesses received an extra set of hands (paid for by OU of Erie) while helping provide real-life experiences to our clients.

Since 2020, we have worked with these amazing local organizations, non-profits, and small businesses for internship & work experience placement, as well as on-site group tours. Thank you for your support!

Emergy Care Logo
Charter School of Excellence Logo
Erie Center for Arts and Technology logo
Service Master Restore Logo
Community Blood Bank Logo
Dafmark Dance Theater Logo