VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION

fort mojave tribe - vocational rehab

VISION:
Honoring All Abilities

MISSION:
The Fort Mojave Vocational Rehabilitation mission is to support American Indian people with disabilities on their journey toward successful employment.

SERVICES AVAILABLE:

  • Counseling and guidance
  • Medical services and equipment
  • Additional assessments through medical specialty exams, psychological and vocational testing, as needed
  • Vocational training and education
  • On-the-job training (OJT)
  • Referral to other community resources
  • Telecommunications, sensory and other technological aids and devices
  • Transportation assistance for job related activities
  • Assistance with maintenance costs
  • Job development and placement
  • Supported employment services, including job placement and job coaching
  • Job seeking skills training
  • Work tools, equipment and license fees
  • Work clothes, uniforms and safety equipment
  • Personal assistance services
  • Services for family members
  • Self-employment services
  • Post employment services

Funds are not available to consumers until their program has been developed in the form of an approved Individual Plan Employment

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA:

  • Must be a member of a Federal or State Tribe or an Alaskan Native
  • Must have an impairment that is keeping an individual from work or school
  • Must live in the geographic services area of Mohave Valley, AZ; Needles, CA; or Laughlin, NV
  • Require vocational rehabilitation services to gain or maintain employment
  • Must be able to benefit from vocational rehabilitation services
  • FMVR does not service descendents
  • Eighteen years and older (full services) Individual Plan of Employment (IPE)
  • Fourteen years to eighteen years (transition services from school to work) Individual Education Plan (IEP)
  •  Zero to fourteen years (provide resources)

DEPARTMENT EVENTS:

  • Aha Macav FMVR Support Circle
  • Advisory Committee
  • Other Tribal Events

Please note: Events are held throughout the year. Please contact Vocational Rehabilitation for current date, time and location of events.

CONTACT INFORMATION:

FORT MOJAVE VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION
MAILING ADDRESS:
500 MERRIMAN AVENUE
NEEDLES, CA 92363

PHYSICAL ADDRESS:
8678 HIGHWAY 95 SUITE B
MOHAVE VALLEY, AZ 86440

Phone (928) 768-1144
Fax (928) 768-1221

HOURS: M, TU, TH & F: 8AM-5PM

W: 8AM-6PM