PROJECT CU

Project CU, Inc. is an extended employment sheltered workshop incorporated in 1966 with roots going as far back as 1957 when a group of St. Louis parents of adult children with developmental disabilities joined together. This group of caring parents applied for a Federal research and demonstration grant based on a prototype program of a New York vocational rehabilitation facility with the purpose of training their children to work... In January 1958 the National Advisory Council of the Office of Vocational Rehabilitation approved the proposed project, named OVR Research and Demonstration Project Number 274. Taking the name Project, Inc., it became apparent as time went on that job training alone could not meet the needs of the individuals the program served. As a result, Project, Inc. began an employment program as well, incorporating in 1966 as Project Workshop, Inc... Project, Inc. in St. Louis, MO transforms the lives of adults with developmental intellectual disabilities through..

Also known as: Project CU, Inc., Project Workshop, Inc., Project, Inc

Primary location: Louis United States