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Chinook Enterprises Wins Humanitarian Award

The Only Thing Constant is Change

From the beginning, we focused on placing persons with developmental disabilities into competitive employment: something that wasn’t a widespread practice in the eighties. We focused on producing goods for industry and reinvested in our people and services. This method evolved as our way of doing business and simultaneously funding our mission. Today we are, by definition, a ‘social enterprise.’

Nels Lee at Grocery Outlet – 25 Years and Counting

Polly and Leonard recalled the process that helped uncover Nels' knack for the grocery business. “The job assessment Chinook facilitated was the key for us to learn that hiring Nels would be a wise business decision," Leonard remarked. “Nels was a natural," agreed Polly, "Our customers loved him from day one.”