Sheltered Workshop For The Disabled Inc history

1964 Four agencies merged to form Morningside – Lower Puget Sound Development Center, ARC (Association of Retarded Children), UCP (United Cerebral Palsy) and the Society of Crippled Children decided that the community would be better served by merging and chose to call this new company Morningside.

In 1970 Morningside broke ground.

In 1971, the William Lintz Sheltered Workshop was renamed the Beaver County Rehabilitation Center.

1975 – First microfilm contract at Airdustrial (New Market Industrial Campus) location.

1980 – First enclave at Charlie’s Bar and Grill prepping food.

Canterbury Enterprises was founded in 1983 by the United Cerebral Palsy Association of Greater St Louis, Inc. (UCP). At the time, UCP wanted to create an employment program for people with orthopedic disabilities to help them take the first step toward a more self-reliant lifestyle.

1984 – Morningside had over 104 placements in the community.

1989 – first supported employment placement made.

1991 – Call center opened answering phones for the Washington State Department of Tourism and fulfilling orders for “Destination Washington” a catalog of things to do in Washington State.

1992 – Morningside began a nationally recognized High School transition program.

In 1996, CMSE expanded opportunities to its employees by providing on-site employment services.

2000 – Opening of an office in Port Angeles (Clallam County).

As indicated in the graph above from the Government Accountability Office’s 2001 analysis of Section 14(c), the vast majority of certificate holders are sheltered workshops (referred to by GAO as “work centers”), rather than private businesses.

2006 – Morningside found an ideal spot on the main arterial into Olympia, Plum Street for our new corporate center.

2009 – Purchased a new office building in Port Angeles.

Near the end of 2011, two significant developments occurred that elevated both sub-minimum wage and sheltered workshops to the Council’s attention.

NCD allocated funds for the members of the task force to travel to seven states between March and May 2012.

2015 – Morningside eliminated the use of a special federal provision that allowed for individuals to be paid less than minimum wage.