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Employment & Community Options strives to create and support opportunities for adults with disabilities and economically disadvantaged seniors in making choices to live, work and enjoy life in their community with dignity and respect!

Wish List

These are program items we need:

Southern California

  • Bus Passes – Employment
  • Digital Cameras – we can document the progress our participants are making if each program had a digital camera
  • First Aid Supplies – we have our own certified CPR and First Aid trainers to train both staff and participants but need the supplies to accompany these trainings
  • Kitchen supplies for our Independent Living classrooms in San Bernardino
  • Signs for front windows, art supplies, DVD player, and office supplies (including resume paper) for San Bernardino
  • Sunscreen for Mira Mesa
  • Staples or Office Depot gift cards for Memory Sticks for SCSEP
  • Microwaves, furniture, pots and pans, utensils and TV’s for ILS
  • New/Refurbished computers with Microsoft Office for senior job seekers, laptops if possible
  • Water dispenser for Interworks building
  • Office Depot, Target and Lakeshore gift cards and art supplies for Poway
  • $5.00 gift cards (or other gift certificates) for staff morale for all programs. (Ex: Starbucks)

Northern California

  • Picture frames
  • Art
  • Digital Camera
  • Digital video recorder
  • Photo Paper
  • Wireless access cards
  • Wireless router
  • Kitchen supplies including paper plates, cups, utensils, etc.
  • Costco membership
  • Costco gift cards
  • Safeway/Vons gift cards
  • CPR mannequin
  • Disposable CPR masks for training
  • First aid supplies including non latex gloves
  • Waiting area literature including magazine subscriptions or magazines up to two years old
  • Office supplies including reams of paper, large mailing envelopes, postage meter paper, postage, etc.

Silent Auction Items For Special Events

  • Gala – these items help bring in fundraising dollars
  • Friends of Silicon Valley events
  • Friends of San Diego events
Employment and Community Options

Independent Living Housing Complex at Viviente

Living Skills
  • Quality
  • Innovation
  • Customer Satisfaction
  • Integrity
  • Vision
  • Professionalism

Employment & Community Options provides services in five counties of California including San Diego, San Bernardino, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz and Alameda.