Portland nonprofit Relay Resources on creating disability employment opportunities for more than 75 years

In 1951, a group of parents decided to start a school for their children with developmental disabilities rather than having them institutionalized. As those children grew into young adults, the school evolved into a workforce training organization. That organization — now known as Relay Resources — is still creating employment opportunities for people with disabilities more than 75 years later.

The nonprofit provides janitorial, landscaping, document imaging and other services to businesses throughout the Pacific Northwest. They also offer individual career counseling for people with disabilities and help pair those job seekers with employers who are interested in inclusive hiring.

Jennifer Camota Luebke is the president and CEO of Relay Resources. She joins us to talk more about the organization’s work.

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