Founded in a Kingwood basement in 1977, Preston County Workshop is a Reedsville nonprofit rehabilitation facility that provides supported employment while carrying out contract manufacturing and service work. Its workforce includes people with and without disabilities, with training built around meaningful jobs and community participation. The Workshop also operates the 32.14-acre Hickory Ridge Farm, where employees gain seasonal agricultural experience and harvested produce is graded and packaged off site.
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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
CoarcFounded 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.MELLENVILLE, NY
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