Workshops Empowerment Inc. enriches lives by helping people with disabilities and other employment barriers achieve their vocational potential.
Birmingham, Alabama
Joined March 2012
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This spring's hottest new event! March 19, 2020 bakeoff.swell.gives/ #greatbirminghambakeoff
Excited for the Workshops Empowerment Inc. LIFT Campaign starting May 3! Thank you to our fundraiser champions! #WELift
This includes job readiness classes, vocational evaluations, intakes, and other services for persons referred by ADRS and/or DHR. Unless otherwise instructed, employees and staff should report to work as usual.
Workshops, Inc. is committed to helping stop the spread of COVID-19 and to the health and safety of our staff, employees and persons served. As of March 16, services to clients will be suspended until at least April 3,
Breaking News! @JehJehP will be the MC at this year's Comedy for a Cause! Thursday, February 27 at The Florentine. More info and ticket sales at workshopsinc.org See you there!
New year, new Board members and new President! On Friday, Tanya Beck and Paul Trinh joined newly-seated Board President Joel Blackstock for Board orientation with Executive Director Susan Crow. Welcome, Tanya and Paul! So glad to have you as part of the Workshops, Inc. family!
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Many thanks to our friends at Cahaba Brewing for letting Workshops, Inc. be part of Goodwill Wednesday in October. Junior Board President Pete Pajor (l) received a check for more than $400 from Cahaba's Eric Meyer. We'll be back at Cahaba for the Cornhole Cup on March 21.
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A new year, with new Board leadership and 2 new Program Manager! Workshops, Inc.'s 120th year is starting with a bang!
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Some of the Cayenne Creative folks touring Workshops, Inc. They are learning as much about us as they can to get ready for our year as Cayenne's 2020 Fire in the Belly recipients. Stay tuned!
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Looking for stocking stuffers? Secret Santa? Why not choose Avondale Mercantile sprays or fire starters? Made by people with disabilities or other employment barriers here in Birmingham. Purchase at Alabama Goods, or order here and pick up at Workshops. ow.ly/sKKY50xwGfk
The secret is out! Workshops, Inc. is the winner of Cayenne Creative's Fire in the Belly for 2020 - our 120th anniversary! We are super excited to get started working with this great group.
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TONIGHT! Come by Cahaba Brewing! Fun music from 2 great bands, food by Anatomy of Pi, of course great brews, and Workshops! We'll be there with fire starters for sale to help you get through these chilly nights. The fun starts at 6. See you there!
Look who stopped by Workshops! Several Mountain Brook city employees came by to tour Workshops as part of the United Way's 2019 Campaign. We made some new friends and reconnected with some we haven't seen in a while. If you would like to tour, just send us a message!
Students from the Birmingham City Schools who have disabilities come to Workshops to practice soft skills and do work - earning a paycheck! This week, they did some landscaping. our building looks great!
Our word list for tonight has some from the brewery world; some from the non-profit and people with disabilities world; and some from the wonderful world of Halloween! Come join us for some ghoulishly fun spelling and some frighteningly good brews!
Could you spell "disability"? How about "benefactor"? Would "lovibond" trip you up? Or would you like to watch someone else in the spotlight trying to spell? Of course you would! come to Cahaba Brewing tomorrow night and join the fun - on either side of the microphone!
Tonight at Cahaba Brewing: Cornhole Shootout! Come out to play and meet some of our Junior Board members! See you there . . .
Workshops, Inc. is nothing if not innovative! Like the device Kathy Dunn designed for Vulcan Information Packaging's project! The triple stapler lets our production workers to close the packages for a dice rolling tray for the role playing game Journey to the Tree of Sorrows.
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