Impact and Programs
Accomplishments
MDI employed approximately 230 people with disabilities, providing training and support while paying them at least minimum wage with a compensation package that includes two weeks' vacation, medical and dental benefits, and a 403B match. People with and without disabilities work side-by-side in a professional manufacturing setting producing logistics containers for our B2B customer such as Amazon, Frito-Lay, Stitch Fix and dozens more. A job at MDI provides success and independence, often for the first time in an employee's life.
We delivered career classes to 70 additional people with disabilities through Unified Work.
Current Goals
Sell $35,080,205 in B2B products and services, our business, which creates jobs
Employ 560 people, 50% of whom are people with disabilities
Deliver 12 in-person career training classes across the upper Midwest through Unified Work on the Road
Create 12 virtual learning modules related to the development of career skills (soft skills, STE(A)M, safety, manufacturing) available on demand/in the cloud
Develop and implement Unified Work Consulting to place interns with disabilities at local businesses
Community or Constituency Served
People with disabilities
Geographic Area Served
Four communities in Minnesota: Minneapolis, Grand Rapids, Cohasset, and Hibbing
