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October 5, 2016 Disability News & Services, In the Community, News

U.S. Congressman Keith Ellison visited MDI yesterday. Ellison is an advocate for people with disabilities and appreciates our business model. We’re a social enterprise and a nonprofit and we believe all members of society have the responsibility, therefore the inherent right, to live ...

September 19, 2016 Disability News & Services, In the Community, News, Products, Services, Supporting the Mission

  MinnPost just published an article on what MDI beliefs and values are based on “people with disabilities are extremely able workers – given training and opportunity”. Read the full article here.

September 5, 2016 Disability News & Services

  Kids learn generally learn from their parents how to react or what to say or do when they see a person with a disability? What have you taught your children?? Most children are curious and are looking for simple ...

August 31, 2016 Disability News & Services, For Employees

  For the past 13 months, MDI has had the opportunity to employ 6 individuals supported by 3 different job coaches from the Aitkin County Developmental Achievement Center (DAC) in McGregor, MN. These employees had the opportunity to learn many new skills ...

July 14, 2016 Disability News & Services

  While picking up some lunch, I paged through a People Magazine in the checkout lane and saw Aimee Copeland was being featured. Last year, I had the opportunity to hear her speak at the MSSA Social Service Training Conference, she was a keynote speaker ...

July 13, 2016 Disability News & Services, News, Supporting the Mission

  Wilder Research’s July 2016 study of MDI reports for each dollar donated to or spend with MDI, there is a social return on investment (SROI) of $4.87. MDI’s social enterprise business model provides careers for people with disabilities in a manufacturing setting. Wilder ...

June 30, 2016 Disability News & Services, In the Community, News, Products, Supporting the Mission

MDI’s Hired Hands Moves to Cohasset Join MDI for a luncheon at the new facility in Cohasset located at 1001 NW 3rd Street, Cohasset, MN Thursday, July 28, 2016, 11:30 – 1:30 p.m. Enjoy a tour, music, and prize drawing. ...

June 22, 2016 Disability News & Services, In the Community, News, Supporting the Mission

  Thanks to a $16,000 grant from Wells Fargo, MDI was able to  purchase a new piece of manufacturing machinery. Here’s Jeff Gervais, MDI’s, Operations Manager, with the shrink packaging system. The DEM combo shrink system combines a heavy duty L-Bar Sealer and ...

June 14, 2016 Disability News & Services, Medical, News, Products, Services, Supporting the Mission

Click to Request a Quote The Evolution and Spectrum of Non-Profit Organizations A social enterprise is one of several organizational types delivering services and opportunities to their respective communities. Non-profits have a business model and the graphic below brings greater ...

June 1, 2016 Disability News & Services, For Employees, In the Community, News, Supporting the Mission

  Valuable yet Hard to Find Remember how excited you were when you got your very first job as a kid and started earning your own money? Employment opportunities for students with disabilities are not always easy to find and ...