With knowledge, resources, training, and outreach, we help people be better.
Our Mission
Distinctively Remembered is a Texas based service provider of person-centered programs and vocational projects that make an impact. These groups include persons and students with disabilities and their caregivers, transitional youth, and older citizens.
We believe that everyone has a distinctive purpose and distinctive talents that should be remembered. We can help connect people to the resources necessary to realize and achieve their distinctive purpose and on the road to self-sufficiency and better quality of life.
We believe that when individuals have the “know-how”, training, connections, resources, and assistance to be better, we can ALL are better as a community and as a whole.​ With over 40 years of combined experience in the community, our aim is to focus on self-sufficiency and work in the areas of greatest need, we service the most undeserving areas of Texas including San Antonio, Houston, Austin, Dallas.
Our Programs
VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION
SERVICES
ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND
SELF EMPLOYMENT TRAINING
WORK EXPERIENCE &
WORK READINESS TRAINING
CLOTHING ASSISTANCE and
UNIFORM ASSISTANCE
PRE ETS SERVICES
Obstacles into Opportunities
Successfully we have assisted persons with challenges, barriers and/or disabilities with obtaining viable employment and careers.
We provide employment services and placement to eligible job seeking adults and youth. We help to provide a variety of
services including career guidance,
counseling, job search, interview skills training, independent living skills, on the job training, employment preparation and assistive technology amongst other services.
Ideas into Real Life
We offer entrepreneurship training and a mentorship program, as well as a series of leadership and self-employment development through planning workshops that include hands-on and virtual extensive focused programs that also teach important life skills. These foundational learning experiences help to build proper mindsets and skills. Our programs and training help
to support and strengthen social and emotional development and wellness.
Skills Training
Attire to Get Hired
We initiate workforce training and universal teaching styles to meet the goals and needs of individuals and also company partnerships with a focus on the needs of both. We schedule face-to-face training sessions, virtual group training, and self-directed technology-based training. Individuals also are presented with internship and apprenticeships opportunities. These work experience programs are critical in assisting men and women in obtaining training and experience that would allow them to support themselves in the long run.
We help to give access to a community clothing closet.
We make diligent efforts to make available to prospective workers and caregivers the necessary clothing, uniforms and safety shoes aiding them in dressing properly for work and for the interviews process.
Looking for Pre Ets Services?
Pre Ets Services are handled through:
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Self Advocacy
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Work Experience Training
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Work Based Learning
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Work Readiness Training
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Career and Secondary Education Counseling
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COLLEGE READINESS AND INFO SESSIONS
Our college fairs are aimed at increasing the number of minorities and persons with disabilities access to college. College fairs, expos, and retreats include workshops on how to prepare and pay for college, information on requirements for admission, accommodation requests, and application processes. Representatives come from colleges to offer one on one and face-to-face communication. These events aim to bolster college access and graduation rates among underserved students in the surrounding communities.
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Success Testimonials
"The employment sessions left me ready to move up in so many ways. I now possess the self-motivation to successfully begin an independent course in Dialysis Treatment and become active in church."
Shery Macintosh,
San Antonio
Program Participant
"Our clients benefit, our organization benefit and the entire community benefit from these programs and partnerships that your organization operate. Thank you for your unwavering efforts"