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Vocational Services, also known as VSI, was established in 1967 and is incorporated as a nonprofit organization. The company has grown into business-service provider while providing employment and other services for citizens with developmental disabilities. VSI is governed by a board of directors that volunteer time and expertise to provide leadership, establish policies and create a strategic plan for the organization. Through consumer-based planning and the development of an extensive program evaluation, VSI monitors the results of the services it provides, the effects on the people being served and to anticipate the needs of future consumers. VSI provides some of the best training, educational and rehabilitation services for communities. The company s mission is to enhance the quality of life for individuals with disabilities and to support their rights by offering choices for employment and community integration. Headquartered in Liberty, Mo., Vocational Services is a privately owned organization that employs nearly 55 people.

Founded in 1966, Specialty Industries of Saint Joseph is a company that specializes in packaging, labeling and assembling various products. It maintains a more than 60,000-square-foot warehousing facility. The company offers a range of shrink-wrap, heat sealing and sleeving services. It provides a variety of pet food and poly bagging bags. The company also assembles cardboard boxes of various types. Specialty Industries of Saint Joseph has a work force of over 100 employees. It additionally completes weight scaling and mail preparations for several clients. Specialty Industries of Saint Joseph offers a range of hardware and brake kits. The company provides alternative production solutions to many businesses in Northern Missouri and surrounding states and is located in St. Joseph, Mo.

Foundation Workshop has been providing employment opportunities to adults with disabilities in Jackson County, Mo., for more than 25 years. Originally organized by the Greater Kansas City Foundation for Retarded Children, Foundation Workshop began with one full-time staff member and 25 employees in a small office in Kansas City, Mo. Since that time, it has developed a well-established business, recognized by the business community for quality and dependability. The company works to provide sheltered employment as a transitional or long-term vocational option for adults with disabilities that are residents of Jackson County. This mission is carried out in a manor that promotes growth, self-esteem and individuality. Foundation Workshop has a location in Grandview, Mo.