Founded in 1965 by Columbia County parents, Coarc provides community-based services and supports for more than 400 people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Its Mellenville Training Center also creates employment through manufacturing work, where Coarc maintains ISO compliance, while programs across more than 20 county locations help children and adults pursue greater independence and personal goals.
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Lott IndustriesSince 1955, Toledo-based Lott Industries has combined contract manufacturing and business services with vocational training and employment opportunities for adults with developmental disabilities and others facing barriers to work. Its nonprofit operation spans a 160,000-square-foot production facility with more than 200 employees, while community programs such as the Lott Urban Farm and Inspiration Kitchen extend that mission beyond the factory floor. Lott serves customers locally and throughout the United States, making purposeful employment part of its business model.TOLEDO, OH
Westmoreland County Blind AssociationSince 1948, Westmoreland County Blind Association has combined a production workplace with services that help people with sight impairments and intellectual or physical disabilities build independence and find meaningful work. Serving Westmoreland and Indiana counties, the 501(c)(3) nonprofit is distinctive for a workforce in which more than 75% of employees are sight-impaired or intellectually challenged, while its document-destruction operation helps fund those programs. WCBA also provides free vision screenings for children and maintains ISO 9001:2015 certification, recertified annually.315250GREENSBURG, PA
The Abilities Connection (TAC Industries)Since 1980, Springfield nonprofit The Abilities Connection—known in its manufacturing work as TAC Industries—has paired meaningful employment for people with disabilities and other barriers with contract manufacturing, including cargo nets for the U.S. Air Force. TAC has produced more than one million cargo nets and remains the sole-source supplier of those nets to the Air Force, while also providing industrial sewing, assembly and third-party logistics services. Its ISO 9001:2015-certified operations are part of a broader mission that includes workforce development and community support.SPRINGFIELD, OH
Cincinnati Association for the Blind & Visually ImpairedFounded in 1911 by a small group making brooms and mops, Cincinnati Association for the Blind & Visually Impaired (CABVI) now combines vision and information services with social-enterprise manufacturing that creates jobs for people who are blind or visually impaired. Its Industries Program turns mill-sized paper and tape rolls into retail-ready products while providing job training and on-the-job experience, continuing a century-old employment mission. CABVI is a private nonprofit serving the Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky area, and its manufacturing operation has been ISO 9001 certified since 2012.CINCINNATI, OH