Building Value provides hands-on job training opportunities for individuals with disadvantages and disabilities seeking employment in construction and retail. The enterprise is an extension of Easter Seals WRC's mission to empower individuals with disabilities and disadvantages to achieve a higher quality of life through employment and self-sufficiency.

Building Value LLC is a three-prong business involving light deconstruction services, a reusable building materials center and product reconstruction from recycled materials. The enterprise teaches skills in growing industries; it generates revenue to support other Easter Seals WRC programs; and it provides job-training opportunities for people who need work experience.

Click here for information about the program.

Click here to visit the store's Web site.

The Role of the Bureau of Disability Determination

Once the application for disability benefits, or case is taken at the local office, it is forwarded to the Bureau of Disability Determination to assess whether the medical requirements are met for disability.  Under the rules of Social Security, a person must be found unable to perform any type of work for a period of at least 12 months due to a physical, mental, or combination of impairments.

Under the Social Security Disability Program, an applicant cannot be found "25 percent" disabled as may be the case under the rules for worker`s compensation or Veteran`s benefits.  The Social Security Administration uses a "Listing of Impairments" to guide disability assessment.  This set of criteria is based on common types of medical conditions, such as arthritis, heart disease, and cancer.  While every medical condition is not covered in the Listings, it does provide general guidance to assess them.

When the case is received by the Bureau of Disability Determination, it is assigned to a Disability Claims Adjudicator. This person reviews the application materials and may contact the applicant, or claimant, to clarify issues and obtain further information regarding treatment and limitations due to his or her impairments.  The adjudicator then contacts relevant medical sources in order to obtain documentation regarding the impairments.  At times, it is necessary to schedule consultative exams for claimants.  This examination provides functional information to help determine what limitations may result from an individual`s impairment(s), and is not for purposes of providing treatment.  Once sufficient medical evidence is obtained the adjudicator, using the Listings as a guide, will determine if the individual qualifies for disability.

The Bureau of Vocational Rehabilitation is the program that provides individuals with disabilities the services and support necessary to help them attain and maintain employment. Disabilities may include either physical, intellectual, mental health, or sensory disabilities. Vocational rehabilitation (VR) services are customized for each individual through assessments and one-on-one meetings with professional VR counselors.

Bureau of Vocational Rehabilitation (BVR)
Assists people who have physical, mental, and emotional disabilities by providing vocational rehabilitation and other services.

Cincinnati Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired (CABVI) is a private, not-for-profit organization with a long and respected tradition of offering comprehensive services to people who are blind or visually impaired. CABVI services include employment assistance, low vision services, radio reading, rehabilitation training, computer access, orientation and mobility training, talking books, social services, and a speakers bureau.

Bureau of Vocational Rehabilitation (BVR)
Assists people who have physical, mental, and emotional disabilities by providing vocational rehabilitation and other services.

Bureau of Services for the Visually Impaired (BSVI)
The BSVI division provides vocational rehabilitation and other services to Ohioans who are blind or visually impaired. This office serves Butler, Clermont, Clinton, Hamilton, and Warren counties

The Clermont County Board of Developmental Disabilities provides support and services to children and adults who have mental or developmental disabilities.

Our mission is to promote independence and foster the highest quality of life for people with visual impairments, including those with additional disabilities.

Clovernook provides comprehensive program services including training and support for independent living, orientation and mobility instruction, vocational training, job placement, counseling, recreation, and youth services.

In addition, our Business Operations provide meaningful employment opportunities for individuals who are blind or visually impaired, while at the same time manufacturing high-quality products for customers across the country.

Clovernook provides services out of offices in Cincinnati, Ohio and Memphis, Tennessee.

At Easter Seals TriState youth and adults with disabilities and disadvantages find the path to live more independent lives through social enterprise, youth, vocational, social and recreational services, autism services, medical rehabilitation, military and veteren services, employment and training. To learn more about their programs visit their website here.

Easter Seals Work Resource Center (WRC) empowers individuals with disabilities and disadvantages to increase their independence through employment. The organization helps people with disabilities and disadvantages gradually transition into the workforce and experience career success. Participants include:

• Individuals with developmental, sensory or physical disabilities 
• People who are chronically unemployed or underemployed, including those moving from welfare-to-work
• Youth at-risk who need a support network to connect to work

Click here for information about programs and services.

At Goodwill Easter Seals Miami Valley, they empower people with disabilities and other needs to achieve independence and enhance their lives on a daily basis.

Their vision is to make it possible for all people to live, learn, work and play in their communities.
To learn more about their behavioral health services, employment services, senior services, children and youth services and developmental disabilities visit their website here.

At Graceworks Lutheran Services, everything they do is based on the principles of servant leadership, and building community.  They believe individuals thrive when they live interdependently with others in communities dedicated to upholding personal dignity and fostering wholeness.

They serve people of all faiths through a variety of programs such as assisted living for seniors and persons with disabilities, senior residential communities, companionship services, and community outreach.

The Greene County Board of Developmental Disabilities provides service and support for clients with differing abilities in the Greene Country Community. Providing services from early childhood, through adulthood and elderly life stages, the Board is committed to assisting eligible individuals in making choices and achieving a life of increasing capabilities so that they may live, work, and play in our community.

The Boards primary target populations are adults who are severely mentally disabled (SMD), children who are severely emotionally disabled (SED) and adults who are dually diagnosed with substance abuse and mental illness (SAMI). \

Access to Services

Mental Health Access Point (MHAP) - 513-558-8888
Centralized mental health system access point connecting customers with the appropriate service provider(s).

Recovery Health Access Center (RHAC) - 513-281-7422
Centralized 24-hour service center providing a full continuum of substance abuse services including information and referrals supporting individuals and families throughout the treatment process.

Probate Process (Hamilton County) - 513-946-3591
Civil probate court assisting provider community and families in obtaining inpatient care.

Telephone Support

Consumer WARMLINE - 513-931-WARM
Call-in peer support service for existing consumers.

Mental Health Hotline - 513-281-CARE
24-hour telephone support services, specializing in suicide prevention, crisis situations, and family violence.

Drug & Poison Information Center (DPIC) - 513-636-5111
24-hour hotline providing crisis intervention, education, and information.

Consumer-Driven Services

Recovery Center of Hamilton County - 513-241-1411
Consumer-operated services providing social support and learning opportunities to adults in Hamilton County with severe mental illness working toward full integration into the community.

Mighty Vine Wellness Club - 513-241-9355
Consumer-operated, readily accessible and affordable exercise and wellness activities fostering emotional support and understanding for mental health consumers.

WARMLINE - 513-931-WARM
Consumer-operated service that provides peer support to consumers via telephone.  The WARMLINE operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Emergency Crisis Care

Psychiatric Emergency Services (PES) - 513-584-8577
Hospital setting 24-hour emergency care.

Mental Health Access Point (MHAP) - 513-558-8888
Access to mental health crisis care.

MHAP Youth & Adult Mobile Crisis - 513-558-8888
On-call mobile and in-home crisis care.

Recovery Health Access Center (RHAC) - 513-281-7422
Access to alcohol and substance abuse crisis care.

Hope House Rescue Mission serves the homeless population of Butler and Warren Counties and the surrounding areas. It is one of the few missions that accepts children into the facility. Hope House Mission operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week, year-round. To learn more about the services they offer click here.

The purpose of JVS is to empower individuals to enrich their lives. JVS does this in several ways:

• By providing training, work and related services to people with developmental disabilities;
• By providing recreation, socialization and other activities to older adults with developmental disabilities;
• By advising clients of our Cincinnati Career Network how to advance their professional lives.

JVS is a provider of the Hamilton County Elderly Services Program.

The mission of the Montgomery Job and Family Services Department is: Protecting children and the elderly, strengthening families and individuals, and providing opportunities through coordinated services for the residents of Montgomery County.

Ohio Rehabilitation Services Commission

RSC is the state agency that partners with Ohioans with disabilities to achieve quality employment, independence and Social Security disability determination outcomes through its Bureau of Vocational Rehabilitation (BVR), Bureau of Services for the Visually Impaired (BSVI) and Bureau of Disability Determination (BDD). By working with partners across business, government, educational and non-profit sectors, RSC vocational rehabilitation team guides youths with disabilities regarding career preparation; works with people who acquire disabilities mid-career; and advises companies about disability management and workplace solutions, which allows them to recruit talented professionals and retain valuable employees. BDD adjudicates claims for Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) and Supplemental Security Income (SSI).

Provides vocational rehabilitation services to people of working age who are physically, mentally, psychologically, or socially disabled and vocationally handicapped.

Medical equipment rental (deposit) may be available.

The OhioMeansJobs Warren County, located at 300 East Silver Street in Lebanon, Ohio is a partnership of workforce development, educational and social service agencies that provide services to job seekers and employers.

The free services that are available for employment seeking purposes include:
•A Resource Room that has computers linked to the internet
•Customer Advocates who will assist the job seeker with his/her employment, training and/or supportive service needs
•Availability of job posting information
•Labor market information
•Education and training information
•Use of resource materials, copier, laser printers and fax machine
•Classes in employability skills, computer skills and credit counseling
•Career aptitude and Work Keys testing.

They are open Monday thru Friday, except holidays, from 8AM to 5PM. For more information, please call 513-695-1130. The Resource Room is open to the public from 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM.

Please stop and visit OhioMeansJobs Warren County!

The mission of Opportunities for Ohians with Disabilities is to provide individuals with disabilities opportunities to achieve quality employment, independence, and disability determination outcomes. They do this through the many programs they offer.

The vast majority of working-age Ohioans with a disability would like to work. Moreover, Ohioans with a disability bring many key success factors to the workplace.

 If you want to work but are having trouble because of your disability, you may qualify for services from Opportunities for Ohioans with Disabilities through its Bureau of Services for the Visually Impaired (BSVI).

 BSVI provides direct, personalized services to help individuals with disabilities obtain or retain employment. The BSVI counselor works with you one-on-one to plan an individualized program leading to gainful employment.

The mission of United Rehabilitation Services is enhancing the quality of life for children and adults with disabilities or other special needs.

United Rehabilitation Services provides specialized programs that enhance the quality of life for children and adults with disabilities or other special needs. Their services will promote independence, community inclusion, and support for families.

Their dedicated and skilled team of professionals, in partnership with family members and caregivers, provide individualized services to improve the quality of life for each client. Their programs offer high quality services that are nationally and locally accredited and as a member of the Better Business Bureau, adhere to the most rigorous “Charitable Giving Standards”.

**Temporary warming shelters available by contacting 2-1-1 for Butler, Clermont, Clinton, and Warren counties**

2-1-1 can be accessed by phone or computer. A toll-free call to 2-1-1 connects you to a community resource specialist in your area who can put you in touch with local organizations that provide critical services that can improve—and save—lives. You’ll find information about:

• supplemental food and nutrition programs
• shelter and housing options and utilities assistance
• emergency information and disaster relief
• employment and education opportunities
• services for veterans
• health care, vaccination and health epidemic information
• addiction prevention and rehabilitation programs
• reentry help for ex-offenders
• support groups for individuals with mental illnesses or special needs
• a safe, confidential path out of physical and/or emotional domestic abuse

Whether in times of natural disaster or personal crisis, 2-1-1 is committed to being the first, most essential resource to anyone who needs help.