Employment & Community Options

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Employment & Community Options at 1224 10th Street in Coronado — now operating as Options for All — is a California 501(c)(3) nonprofit providing supported employment and vocational training for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities on Coronado Island in the 92118 ZIP. The organization is vendored through the San Diego Regional Center and licensed by California's Department of Developmental Services, and its career-development programming connects participants with Coronado Adult Education pathways that build workplace skills in a supported environment. The 10th Street building houses the organization alongside other community groups, creating a multi-service hub one block east of Orange Avenue where vocational services, faith-based programming, and community-support organizations share the same address. Job-coaching services place participants in supported employment positions at local businesses along Orange Avenue and across the island, with on-site supervision that facilitates workplace integration while building the independence and self-determination that are the program's core outcomes. Community-integration programming takes participants to the Coronado Community Center and other public venues on the island for social, recreational, and life-skills activities that build the daily-living competencies necessary for independent or supported-living arrangements. The Coronado Bridge connects the island's disability-services network to the broader San Diego Regional Center system, and families commuting from mainland San Diego find the 10th Street address within the flat, walkable village grid near Hotel Del Coronado and Coronado Beach. Program participants contribute to the island's civic life through volunteer projects, community events, and the job placements that make them visible, valued members of the Coronado workforce.