Support for Job Seekers

MOPD’s Career Center helps job seekers with disabilities prepare for and get meaningful employment.  We provide services for job seekers to develop and strengthen the skills needed to meet their short- and long-term career goals. ​
MOPD’s Career Center works with city of Chicago residents, ages 16- 59, with disabilities in the following ways:​
  • Provides one-on-one career-readiness activities ​that are accessible
  • Hosts events to connect job seekers to resources and careers​
  • Provides tours, information and support to youth seeking information about employment opportunities 
  • Connects Career Center clients to other MOPD services and resources ​
  • Professional networking and support through MOPD's Mentorship Program
If you would like to work with MOPD’s Career Center, please email MOPDCareerCenter@cityofchicago.org. A MOPD Career Placement Counselor will contact you within 1- 2 business days.

Benefits Counseling Program

The Mayor’s Office for People with Disabilities (MOPD) is thrilled to inform you that we will once again provide Benefits Counseling services for Chicagoans with Disabilities who are receiving federal, state, and local benefits and want to work.

Under our new Benefits Counseling Program, staffed by Certified Community Partner Work Incentives Counselors (CPWICs), with over 20 years of combined experience, we have set a goal to alleviate the fear of losing SSA cash benefits, access to healthcare, and other benefits when you go to work.

MOPD Community Partner Work Incentives Counselors (CPWICs) will provide you with a one-on-one benefits counseling service to help you understand how earning wages may impact your Supplemental Security Income (SSI), Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI), Medicare, Medicaid, and other benefits. Our CPWICs will help you make a successful transition to work and greater financial independence.

Schedule your appointment today by going to our Bookings website, by emailing MOPDBC@cityochicago.org, or by speaking directly with our CPWIC, Jocelyn Romasanta (phone: 312-744-5581, email: Jocelyn.Romasanta@cityofchicago.org) 

A PDF version of the notice can be accessed from the Benefits Counseling Program page (PDF).