For more than 50 years, Baltimore-based Humanim has helped people facing disabilities and social or economic barriers build pathways to work, independence, and economic opportunity. The nonprofit serves more than 3,000 people each year with a staff of over 400, combining person-centered human services and workforce programs with social enterprises such as City Seeds and Details Deconstruction. Its developmental-disability services have held top accreditation from the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities since 1994.
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Goodwill Industries of AkronSince 1927, Goodwill Industries of Akron has been an independent nonprofit serving people across five Ohio counties who face disabilities or other barriers to employment. The Akron-based organization is known for connecting people with the preparation, support and work experience needed to find and keep jobs, with revenue from its retail operations helping fund that mission. It also operates an ISO 9001:2015-certified business-services division, giving participants practical experience while supporting local employers.AKRON, OH
VisAbility PittsburghFor more than 100 years, VisAbility Pittsburgh has been a Pittsburgh nonprofit helping people who are blind, deafblind, or vision impaired pursue greater independence. Its work includes vision rehabilitation and employment support, with an Industries Division where 85 percent of the workforce is blind or low vision and program revenue helps fund rehabilitation services. The organization’s Comprehensive Vision Rehabilitation Center is nationally accredited by the National Accreditation Council for Blind and Low Vision Services.624310PITTSBURGH, PA
Good Harvest Community KitchenFounded in Baltimore in 2010 as KidzTable, Good Harvest Community Kitchen is a nonprofit social enterprise of St. Vincent de Paul of Baltimore. Its central kitchen prepares about 5,000 nutritious, affordable meals each day for community agencies serving people affected by poverty, while its dual mission includes food-service job training for adults facing barriers to employment. The organization has grown from a small church-basement kitchen producing 500 meals a day into a regional partner for underserved communities.BALTIMORE, MD
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