Handi Shop

Employment provides an opportunity for individuals to develop worth, dignity, and a sense of belonging to the community. Employment provides an opportunity for individuals to acquire, develop, and maintain lifelong vocational skills as well as develop essential skills and relationships. People with disabilities should have the right to make an informed choice in available employment opportunities that best meets their needs and desires. High expectations, ethics, and continuous quality improvement are necessary to achieve and maintain success.

Our largest regular light assembly customer is Gold Crest Distributing in Mexico. We do a wide variety of jobs for Gold Crest, including assembling several different types of bird feeders, labeling feeders and attaching bird swings to cards. We make a delivery to their distribution center every week with an average of 20,000 units per month.

HSI offers a cardboard recycling service to local businesses. If requested, a cage can be placed at your business. For $15.00 per pick up, our employees will come to your business and empty the cardboard cage to bring it back to the shop for recycling. There are also cages located behind our building at 508 E. Liberty Street.

HSI currently employs an average of 60 individuals with disabilities. Applications are available at our office. As we strive to gain new business and customers, our goal is to employ as many individuals as want to work at our facility. HSI is governed by a volunteer Board of Directors who give generously of their time and talents.