To provide employment for people with disabilities in a supportive environment.
In the 1950's, there was no place for parents to find education and work experiences for their children with disabilities of DeKalb County.
Parents started a school for disabled children with the help of people in the community. By 1957, the DCARC had 9 students and, within 2 years, had grown to 25 students. Additional space became necessary.
In 1963, the community had raised the funds to fill another need, and that was giving each individual hands-on work experience. It was through this that Wee Haven Workshop was formed.
Over the years, the need for the school declined as public schools began accepting disabled children into their special education classes. In 1997, with our continued growth through the focus on workforce development, another expansion became apparent. In August of that year, building expansion and renovation was completed, and the employees chose our new name, Alliance Industries.
Alliance Industries’ mission is to provide job training and employment opportunities for individuals with disabilities in Northeast Indiana. This initiative is designed to create lasting opportunities.
Alliance Industries offers full- and part-time, meaningful employment to forty-seven individuals with disabilities, ages 18 to 60+. We specialize in hand packaging work and light subassembly kits for area manufacturing companies like Rieke Corporation, Fastenal, Dekko, SCP Limited, ZF Active Safety US, Inc., and Eaton. We offer a safe, needs-based work environment and assign tasks that match the employees' skill sets.
We believe in promoting employee independence through earning a wage. This approach helps our employees see their value and promotes positive self-esteem, purpose, and fulfillment by enriching their life skills with meaningful and sustainable relationships within a boundary of security.
Erin Potter is our new Executive Director and is incredibly passionate about quality of life for our employees.
Our staff is a vital part of our job skills training.
Our Board of Directors is essential in establishing policies and in fundraising.
“Alliance Industries benefits individuals and families in DeKalb County by providing a stable, supportive work environment for people with disabilities and providing a needs-based support system.”
“When donors are making investments in a business or charitable organization, they look for the same things; a strong leadership team with vision, a good plan, efficiency, the ability to execute and deliver results and a mission that can change the world. Alliance Industries has the whole package.”
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