Success Story – Gerri Excelling at His New Auto Center Job You might recall from previous updates that Gerri had been looking to obtain an employment opportunity in the automotive industry for an extensive period of time. In July, he was offered a position at the Walmart Auto Center. Since his first official workday on...Read More

Interested in Employing a Dedicated, Part-Time Custodian? Lili Johnson has been working morning shifts Friday through Monday at Skagit Skate skating rink in Burlington since 2015. Her position as a custodian includes tasks like cleaning windows and using an industrial carpet vacuum. Lili has an impressive track record of long-term employment; she was at her...Read More

New Video – See the Amazing Work Our Manufacturing Division Is Accomplishing Check out this new video featuring our internal production process, of our employees who perform assemblies in aerospace and for other industries. Our manufacturing revenue supports our mission driven work. Chinook’s customers can obtain and thrive in jobs, like manufacturing, grounds maintenance and...Read More

Chinook Makes a Splash in the Puget Sound Business Journal Chinook is expanding and is eager to grow more into the assembly and manufacturing industries in Skagit, Island, Whatcom, and Snohomish counties. We are currently accepting customers/job seekers in these areas into our community employment division. To further this goal, we were featured in the...Read More

Sixteen years ago, Haggen Food Stores said YES to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) when they hired Joan at the Mount Vernon location. Haggen has been a longstanding leader when it comes to hiring people of all abilities. They got on board with DEI decades before the acronym was created. Joan takes pride in knowing...Read More

This fall, Drew Beals will celebrate thirty years of service with Chinook working as a Grounds Maintenance/Landscaping employee. Way to go Drew! Drew’s pride and motivation are really something to behold. From the beginning, he has been a dependable hard worker who takes joy in being a productive, supportive team member who is always willing...Read More

In May we launched a campaign where you were given the chance to expand the number of employment opportunities for people with disabilities and other barriers by giving to Chinook. With enough funding, Chinook will be able to expand our reach into Island, Whatcom, and Snohomish counties, in addition to Skagit. That means more people...Read More

At the Women in Aerospace conference on May 20 in Tukwila, Chinook had the opportunity to present about “5 Steps to Inclusion”, where we discussed our vision of attainable, actionable steps toward a more productive, diverse workplace. On stage was veteran toastmaster David Wilder (pictured) who works as a production technician, Tamie Santos who works...Read More

Chinook Enterprises is grateful to be a benefactor of Haggen’s Inspiring Change Together Fundraising Campaign! If you want to make change happen and help people with disabilities and other barriers gain employment, it doesn’t get much easier than buying groceries. Just follow these three simple steps: Shop at the Mount Vernon Haggen between June 15th...Read More

Want a career that makes a difference in your community? Chinook Enterprises is seeking self-starters who enjoy networking and creative problem solving to support individuals with disabilities and other barriers to gain access to the workforce and the community. OUR ORGANIZATION Chinook Enterprises was founded in 1980. We are a non-profit designed to operate as...Read More