Vocational and Educational Services for Individuals with Disabilities The NYS Office of Vocational and Educational Services for Individuals with Disabilities (VESID) provides a full range of vocational rehabilitation services to individuals with physical, cognitive, and emotional disabilities to enable them to achieve economic self-sufficiency and maximize their capacity to live independently. VESID also assists employers in hiring individuals with disabilities by providing prescreening of applicants, job skills assessment, matching of skills to job requirements, training services, and job coaching. Technical assistance is available to help employers fulfill the requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act and save money through various employer incentive programs. For more information on VESID, contact Katherine Griffin, Regional Marketing Representative, at 518-485-5546 or 800-272-5448.
Research Colleges & Universities Columbia County is located in the heart of New York State's Tech Valley region and is in close proximity to many of New York's major research colleges and universities, including Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, SUNY Albany and Union College.
Columbia County has nearly fifty country farm markets and orchards, many of them specializing in organic produce.
The Old Chatham Sheepherding Company is the largest sheep dairy farm in the United States.
Census/Demographics
The estimated population of the County is 63,668.
Hudson, once a busy port city frequented by whalers, is the Seat of Columbia County.
Arts & Culture
PS/21 - Performing Spaces for the 21st Century, is a new venue under the direction of Gwen Gould, offering classical sings under an open-air tent in Chatham. www.ps21chatham.org.
What's New
Migrant Farm Workers Get New Housing Through Innovative Program
Migrant workers on several farms in Columbia County are receiving new living quarters thanks to a unique program created by the Columbia Hudson Partnership.
