1967 Incorporated Jackson County Sheltered Workshop

Job One Founded
1969Hired First 15 People to Serve

The First 15

1969Expansion

Locations in Grandview, Independence & Blue Springs

1981Moving In

Moved into workshop locations in Independence and Blue Springs

1983Community Employment

Community employment at UMB (Still our partner today!)

1984Community Employment

Community employment at Blue Ridge Mall

1990Expansion

Expanded Independence P&A location

1990AbilityOne Contract

First AbilityOne contract for GSA in July

2004SDS Opens

Secure Document Solutions Opens

2010Corner Store

Corner Spot Store Opens

2011IBS Industries Merger

Foundation Workshop and IBS Industries merge

2012Eco Care Consolidates

Eco Care consolidates from Independence to Grandview location for one Recycling Center
2012Store Closes

Corner Spot Store Closes
2014Careers Launches

Job One Careers launches

2017Rebrand

Job One Organizational Rebrand 

2019SDS Rebrands

Secure Document Solutions rebrands to Shred One KC

2019Social Enterprise

Job One identifies as a social enterprise
2020Recycling Closed

Recycling Closes
2020Careers Expansion

Careers Northland Opens 

2021CBDS

Community-Based Day Services Opens 

2021Shred One KC Sells

Shred One KC Sells to Shred America 

2021Job One Week

State of Missouri & Multiple KC Metro Cities Proclaim first week of October “Job One Week”
