In July 2019, Dick Nightingale assumed the role of Job One Board Chair with the start of the organization’s 2020 fiscal year. Dick has served as a member of the Job One board of directors for over 6 years, with leadership roles on various board committees. He lives and works … read more
Since 1945, National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM) has been observed every October to shred light on disability employment issues and celebrate the many contributions of workers with disabilities. The theme for 2019 is “The Right Talent, Right Now.” Job One kicked off NDEAM this year with a visit from County … read more
by Aaron Martin 4 Ways Health and Wellness Programs Benefit Your Company At Job One, we pride ourselves on having happy, healthy employees. We’ve done the research and know that employer-sponsored health programs can increase employee productivity by about 4% on average. That’s just one of the reasons why we recently … read more
Secure Document Solutions (SDS) has a new name. Job One‘s shred division is now Shred One KC. The new name comes with an updated logo and new website, www.ShredOneKC.com. The name Shred One KC better aligns with the Job One name and brand, and more accurately reflects our range of shred services beyond documents to include digital media. About Shred One KC … read more
The Job One Careers Program has partnered with local businesses and organizations Colonial Gardens, Sandy’s Restaurant and the Anita B. Gorman Missouri Conservation Center to provide jobs for eight high school juniors this summer. This is our third year offering this the Summer Work Program in which we’ve served over 40 high school students, who happen to have disabilities, with community employment … read more
by Aaron Martin For more than 10 years in a row, Job One has been honored to attend SourceAmerica’s Grassroots Advocacy Conference with more than 50 nonprofit agencies across the nation. The purpose? To highlight the impact of public policy on employment for people with disabilities. This year’s theme was “Power … read more
Job One provides packaging and assembly services in our production workshop facilities for many diverse companies and organizations across the Kansas City region. One of those long-time customers is Unbound. Unbound is an international development organization that pairs sponsors in the U.S. with children, youth and elders in the developing … read more
At Job One’s Annual Board meeting held May 29, 2019, we had the opportunity to give special thanks to three long-time members of our Board of Directors. Randy Huber (current Marketing Chair), Amy Schmidt (current Board Chair) and Mark Simcosky (former Board Chair and current Fund Development Chair) are each … read more
We proudly announce the promotion of Jeff Carpenter to Director of Business Development effective July 1, 2019. Jeff has been with Job One since January of 2016. In his most recent position as a Senior Employment Specialist with Job One Careers, he played a critical role in growing the program to new levels. In this newly created position,Jeff will be … read more
Job One, a social enterprise that has been providing employment services for individuals with disabilities in the Kansas City Metro area for over 50 years, is continuing momentum to fulfill their mission by recruiting new leadership to their board of directors. John Fellows, Finance Director for Broadridge and head of … read more