United States Department of Veterans Affairs
United States Department of Veterans Affairs

Compensated Work Therapy

services

  • Services for Business & Industry
    Employers, Manufacturers & Governmental Agencies

    Our mission is to provide a realistic and meaningful vocational opportunity to veterans; encouraging successful reintegration into the community at the veterans' highest functional level.  To achieve this mission we develop partnerships with companies who want high quality work completed on a timely basis at a competitive price.  The expectation of quality, as demanded by industry, helps create and maintain our programs atmosphere of success.

    The Compensated Work Therapy (CWT) Supported Employment program identifies veteran strengths and matches those skills and abilities to industries job requriements.  One important feture in CWT Supported Employment services is it's level of staff support; operating much like a free employee assistance program for your company.

    The  CWT "temp to hire" transitional work program allows a company to pre-screen veterans, observing them in action before making a decision regarding competitive employment. 

    How Can CWT Help Your Company?

  • By providing labor services for semi-skilled and unskilled positions in information technology, office management, clerical, retail, manufacturing and production, warehousing, manual labor, food services, etc... 
  • By providing professional rehabilitation support including staff education, task analysis and job modification, case management, and follow-along services.   CWT staffs are knowledgable about ADA, reasonable accomodation and assistive technology.
  • By providing on and off site assembly and sub-assembly  
  • By providing on and off site custom packaging  
  • Reclaiming and recycling  
  • Inspection, grading and sorting products for industry

Depending on your company's specific needs, CWT may be an efficient and effective source for temporary and permanent workers or a means for completing work on a piece rate or job rate basis.