About Opportunity Center-Easterseals

Since 1956, Opportunity Center-Easterseals has empowered thousands of people with disabilities by preparing and placing them in the local workforce.

About

Opportunity Center-Easterseals is owned and operated by the Alabama Easterseals Society. It is also an affiliate of the National Easterseals Society and an agency of the United Way. The areas we provide services in Alabama include Calhoun, Clay, Cleburne, Coosa, Randolph, and Talladega counties. We also serves surrounding Georgia counties.

Our mission is to empower people with disabilities by preparing and placing them into meaningful work.

What We Do

Partner

Opportunity Center-Easterseals works with referring partners and governmental agencies to determine eligibility and evaluate needed services within our workforce development program.

Prepare & Place

Opportunity Center-Easterseals provides training and employment services including eligibility, evaluation, discovery, development, and transition, to disabled or at risk individuals, including welfare to work.

Join Our Mission

What You Can Do

Hire

Join our employment mission by hiring people with disabilities into vocational employment or hiring us to mass produce your product.

Buy

Browse and purchase a wide range of office, print, and marketing products customized and made for you at Opportunity Center.

Support

Make a donation to support our work and mission to prepare and place people with disabilities into meaningful employment.

Connecting the Dots Benefits Everyone

People with disabilities want to do meaningful work.
Employers need reliable labor and cost-effective products.
Government programs can only go so far.

Opportunity Center was founded in 1956 to connect the dots between individual, community, and societal needs and is now a leader in forming mutually beneficial training and work partnerships in Alabama and beyond.

Our History

We have a deep history of serving individuals and businesses in and beyond the Anniston community.

Our Impact

Thousands of people have received services and transitioned to work and living more independently.

Our Vision

We believe every person with a disability should have access to the job training, opportunity, and support they need to live an empowered life.

Opportunity Center-Easterseals Team

Nicole Smith

Administrator

Kasi Daugherty

Business Manager

Erica Butts

Program Services Director

Kyle Lewis

Government Operations Manager

Anthony Clemons

Plant Director

Rehab Team

Print Shop Team

Workshop Team

Services Team

Opportunity Center-Easterseals Board

Our fantastic, dedicated board members who serve at Opportunity Center-Easterseals.

Featured Community Partners

Vision

When organizations work together, every person with a disability can access the job training, opportunity, and support they need to live an empowered life.

10K+

Job Placements

1M+

Products Produced

67+

Years of Community Service

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