History

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”