P.O. Box 966
909 South 14th Ave
Marshalltown, Iowa 50158
Phone: 641-752-3697
Fax: 641-752-1614
Rich Byers, President & CEO
LeAnn Fleming, Representative
E-mail: lfleming@miwi.org
MIW, Inc. provides vocational services to individuals with disabilities. Two programs are provided; one is Organizational Employment, which is CARF (Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities) accredited. This program takes place on-site at MIW. Within it, individuals are provided employment through subcontract work for area businesses. Examples of production work at MIW include the following: packaging, subassembly, assembly, sorting, and quality control. The employees (individuals with disabilities) earn a paycheck and learn valuable work skills.
The second program at MIW, Inc. provides a Supported Employment program for individuals with disabilities. MIW also has been accredited with Community Employment Services: Employment Supports and Community Employment Services: Job Development through CARF (Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities). The Supported Employment program will be used to assist participants to learn and apply job development skills such as – interviewing, completing a job application, and/or writing a resume. These skills will be learned during MIW’s Employment Preparation class. In addition, MIW staff will “job coach” and help with team-building skills, which includes interaction with supervisors and co-workers. The goal is a successful placement in an integrated work environment within the community. In other words, employment!
