Extended Employment Services (EES)

Long-Term Employment Support Services (LTESS)

FUNDING:  Virginia Department of Aging and Rehabilitative Services (DARS)

COVERAGE AREA:  Counties of Amelia, Buckingham, Cumberland, Lunenburg, Nottoway and Prince Edward

PURPOSE:  To act as employment sites for our participants with disabilities, as well as sites for our business operations.  There are two business lines operated by STEPS:   

o   The Recycling Center processes over 800 tons of cardboard, plastic, office paper, newspaper and electronics from businesses and citizens per year.

o   Secure Document Destruction shreds confidential documents for businesses and citizens and recycles over 400 tons of paper per year. 

SELECTION CRITERIA:  Participants are selected and approved through DARS and sent to STEPS. 

FUNDING PERIOD:  The EES and LTESS funding year is June 1 – May 30 and funds must be spent in that fiscal year.

CONTACT: 

Nancy Conner, Employment Service Case Manager

nconner@steps-inc.org

56A SMI Way, Farmville, VA 23901, 434-315-5909 Ext. 304