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Work Incentives Planning and Assistance-WIPA
Do you
receive
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) or Social
Security Disability Insurance
(SSDI) and want to enter the workforce?
Social Security Work Incentives make it possible for people to
maintain cash and medical
benefits while they test their ability to work.
The
Endependence Center Work Incentive Planning and Assistance
Project, (WIPA) are
dedicated to assisting individuals with disabilities in making
informed choices for
employment. Our Community Work
Incentive Coordinators (CWIC’s) provide FREE
work
incentive services and benefits planning and assistance to
individuals who receive
Social Security disability benefits and are between the ages of
14-64. Outreach is also
provided to local, state, federal agencies and all others who
are committed to providing
services to individuals with disabilities.
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You may want to
contact a CWIC if you receive SSI or
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SSDI Benefits
and you are:
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Concerned about how work would impact your medical benefits
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Considering part-time, full-time or temporary
employment
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Expecting a change in your current employment
status
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Concerned about what would happen if you are no longer able
to work
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Interested in Self-employment or returning to school
- Eligible
for the Ticket-to-Work Program through Social Security,
or have other questions about the impact of employment on
your disability benefits
The services that our
project offers are:
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Information and referral
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Problem solving and advocacy
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Benefits planning and advisement
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Benefits Support Planning
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Benefits Management
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Identify Independent Living Supports
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Additional referrals
and information is provided to:
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Employment Networks
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Vocational Rehabilitation Services
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Protection and Advocacy Legal Services
Project WISE-EAST provides assistance to Social
Security
Beneficiaries in some areas of Virginia and Washington DC.
Contact your
local Benefits Specialist/CWIC for more
information.
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Contact Information:
Frances Durham-WISE-East Project Coordinator
Endependence Center Inc.
(ECI)
fdurham@endependence.org
Phone: (757) 351-1569
Toll free: (866) 323-1088
TTY: (757) 461-7527
Service area:
Cities of Chesapeake, Norfolk, Portsmouth and Virginia Beach
Michelle
Liddie-Community
Work Incentive Coordinator
Endependence Center, Inc. (ECI)
mliddie@endependence.org
Phone: (757) 351-1570
Toll free: (866) 323-1088
TTY: (757) 461-7527
Service area:
Cities of Chesapeake, Norfolk, Portsmouth and Virginia Beach
Tecia Cogdell-Community
Work Incentive Coordinator
Endependence Center, Inc. (ECI)
tcogdell@endependence.org
Phone: (757) 898-5054
Service area:
Cities of Franklin and Suffolk and Counties of Charles
City, Isle of
Wight,
New Kent, Southampton, Surry and Sussex
Esther Dickerson-Community
Work Incentives Coordinator
Endependence Center, Inc. (ECI)
edickerson@endependence.org
Phone: (301) 839-1956
Service area:
Washington, DC
Kim Baker-Community
Work Incentives Coordinator
disAbility Resource Center (dRC)
kbaker@cildrc.org
Phone: (540) 373-2559
TTY: (540) 373-5890
Service area:
Counties of Caroline, Essex, King and Queen, King William,
Lancaster,
Mathews, Middlesex, Northumberland,
Richmond and Westmoreland
Abra Jacobs-Community
Work Incentives Coordinator
Eastern Shore Center for Independent Living (ESCIL)
jacaw2003@yahoo.com
Phone: (757) 414-0100
TTY: (757) 414-0080
Service area:
Counties
of Accomack and Northampton
Rob Roberts-Community Work
Incentives Coordinator
Blue Ridge Center for Independent Living (BRILC)
rroberts@brilc.org
Phone: (540) 342-1231
Ext 3021
TTY: (540) 342-1231
V/TTY
Service area:
Cities of Danville and Emporia and the
Counties of Amelia, Appomattox,
Brunswick, Campbell, Charlotte, Cumberland,
Dinwiddie, Greensville, Halifax, Lunenburg,
Mecklenburg, Nottoway, Pittsylvania
and Prince Edward
Catherine
Tyler-Northan-Community Work Incentive Coordinator
Insight Enterprises, Inc., Peninsula Center for
Independent Living (IEPCIL)
ctyler-northan@hvacil.org
Phone: (757) 827-0275
Ext. 1
TTY: (757) 827-8800
Toll free: (866)
420-4055
Service area:
Cities of Hampton, Newport News, Poquoson and
Williamsburg and
Counties of Gloucester, James City
and York
For further information on
the Ticket to Work program through the Social Security
Administration, visit
www.socialsecurity.gov/work.
MAXIMUS Inc. serves as
the Program Manager for the Ticket. You can get
information
about
the Ticket-to-Work Program by calling MAXIMUS, Inc. at
their toll-free numbers,
1-866-968-7842 (1-866-YOURTICKET) or 1-866-833-2967 TTY
(1-866-TDD 2 WORK).
Visit their website at
www.maximus.com
Additional Service Providers in Virginia
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Virginia
Association of Community Rehabilitation Programs/vaACCSES
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Information
Central: (571) 339-1305
Toll Free outside of
Northern Virginia Area: 1-877-822-2777
By E-Mail:
mmorrison@vaaccses.org
or
Monroe@careersupport.net
or
ktefelski@vaaccses.org
By Webpage:
www.vaACCSES.org
Serving the Counties of:
Albemarle, Allegheny, Amherst, Arlington,
Augusta, Bath,
Bedford, Bland,
Botetourt, Buchanan, Buckingham, Carroll, Chesterfield,
Clarke,
Craig, Culpepper, Dickinson, Fairfax,
Falls Church, Fauquier, Floyd, Fluvanna,
Franklin, Frederick, Galax, Giles, Goochland,
Grayson, Greene, Hanover, Henrico,
Henry, Highland, Lee, Loudon, Louisa,
Madison, Montgomery, Nelson, Orange, Page,
Patrick, Powhatan, Prince George, Prince
William, Pulaski, Rappahannock, Roanoke,
Rockbridge, Rockingham, Russell,
Scott, Shenandoah, Smyth, Spotsylvania, Stafford,
Tazewell, Warren, Washington, Wise,
and Wythe.
Serving the Cities of:
Alexandria, Bedford, Bristol, Buena
Vista, Charlottesville,
Clifton Forge, Colonial Heights,
Covington, Fairfax, Falls Church, Fredericksburg,
Galax, Harrisonburg, Hopewell, Lexington,
Lynchburg, Manassas, Manassas Park,
Martinsville, Norton, Petersburg, Radford,
Richmond, Roanoke, Salem, Staunton,
Waynesboro, and Winchester.
This publication was made
possible by a grant from the Social Security
Administration. The contents of this web page are
the sole responsibility of the
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