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Work Services
The goal of Work Services is to provide employment for an
indefinite period of time to persons who are unable to meet the
standards of competitive employment due to a mental, physical or
emotional disability. This goal is accomplished through
work which is obtained from various industries and businesses.
The work is performed at St. Croix Industries in one of the
three work areas.
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work performed at St. Croix Industries is the foundation for all
programs and training. Work becomes a tool by which the
disabled individuals are evaluated and trained. Each worker is
paid for the work performed on either a piece-rate or hourly
basis, roughly corresponding to what one would earn in industry
for a comparable amount of work.
St. Croix Industries is certified annually by both the State of
Wisconsin and the U.S. Department of Labor to employ disabled
individuals. Certification permits St. Croix Industries to
pay its workers according to their abilities, provided the wage
compensates the worker fairly.
Rehabilitation services, such as counseling, recreation,
independent living skills, basic academics and evaluation play a
supportive role in successful employment at St. Croix Industries
or prepare, when appropriate, an individual for competitive
employment. Through performing paid production work,
workers develop confidence in their abilities.
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