Opportunity Village believes that people with intellectual disabilities and their families should have choices in where and how they are served. So, Opportunity Village provides a variety of different programs which provide men and women with all levels of disabilities the chance to lead a life that had previously been unattainable.
Many of the served by Opportunity Village aspire to gain employment in the community. Opportunity Village provides assessment and training as well as job placement, job coaching and follow-along serves. More than 475 people with disabilities received assessment, training and placement services while another 250+ people are employed by Opportunity Village in service contracts throughout southern Nevada. There are opportunities in a variety of fields from food service and custodial to administrative and housekeeping.
Opportunity Village operates three Employment Resource Centers in Las Vegas, Henderson and Clark County. These facilities serve as learning centers for people with intellectual disabilities at Opportunity Village. They also provide assembly, packaging, mailing and fulfillment services for companies and local community organizations. Opportunity Village is also one of the largest document imaging and document destruction companies in Nevada. While many of the community employment opportunities require evening and weekend hours, the Employment Resource Centers offer daytime hours and a Monday-Friday work schedule.
