The East Greenbush Central School District’s 13th annual Transition Fair is scheduled for Wednesday, November 8 from 5:30-7:00 p.m. in the Columbia High School library. This event is an opportunity for students with special needs and their families to plan for life after high school.

If you have any questions, please contact Transition Coordinator Lori Dunigan at (518) 207-2330 or duniganlo@egcsd.org.

Representatives from local agencies

ACCES-VR (Adult Career and Continuing Education Services)

  •  Career development; supports for post-secondary education and training; job placement

55-b/c NY State Department of Civil Service

  • Employment services: Diversity and Inclusion

Living Resources

  • College Experience Program (College of Saint Rose)
  • Career Next, program offered to students seeking a college degree, HVCC
  • Day Hab services

Wildwood Programs

  • Youth Employment Services (pre-ets), Parent Seminars and Trainings

BOTS, Bring on the Spectrum

  • Social, recreational and life style activities for students on the Spectrum

Rensselaer County One Stop

  • One stop shop for employment and career development

Transitions Academy

  • Life building: academic and life skills

Office for People with Developmental disabilities OPWDD

  • Eligibility information for OPWDD, the funding source for many programs
  • Care Coordination, helping students and families navigate the OPWDD system

Our Ability

  • Connecting individuals with disabilities to jobs

Educational Opportunity Center, EOC

  • Education for the non-traditional learner: Building Trades, Security Guard, Cosmetology, Medical Office Administration, CNA, Phlebotomy, Culinary, Welding and more

Rensselaer CO. Mental Health

  • Child Services specialist, Connecting and supporting families

Job Corps

  • Non-traditional education and vocational training

Hi-5 Sports

  • Sports involvement and social events for students with Intellectual disabilities

Workforce Development (HVCC)

  • Certificate trainings for the hands-on learner

Independent Living Center of the Hudson Valley

  • Peer advocacy, Benefits advisement, Youth in Transition Services, Support groups

Northeast Career Planning at Unity House

  • Employment services
  • College coaching services

988 Life Line

  • Free and confidential crisis counseling

NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness)

  • Support groups, teen hotlines, youth groups