Exceed Enterprises
- Primary Cause
- Employment
- Secondary Cause
- Education
Established in 1968, Exceed Enterprises is a non-profit organization that excels in providing vocational and personal development services for people with disabilities. Exceed serves the Portland metropolitan area offering a variety of options and opportunities through rehabilitation services, community-based & on-site business environments, personal services and community activities.
Our community and business partnerships enable people with disabilities to contribute to society through meaningful employment and increased independence, self-confidence, and dignity.
Exceed Enterprises
Work Futures is a supported employment program committed to helping
individuals explore career paths and supporting them to be successful in
job skills, job searches, job placement and sustainable work through their
continued growth in both customized and competitive employment in their
community.
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Kaylee McWilliams’ dream job is to be a pop star. But for now, spending two days a week helping the lunch crew at Buffalo Wild Wings in Hillsboro is working just fine.
On Wednesdays and Fridays, Kaylee sorts silverware in the kitchen and places them in the appropriate container for washing, rolls silverware in napkins, puts together carrots and celery that go with orders of wings, wipes tables, seats customers and buses tables
on occasion. She is also helping to bring in donations for the Aloha Boys and Girls Club.
“We are supporting the Boys and Girls Club by providing an opportunity for customers to donate when they receive their bill,” said General Manager David Focareto. “Kaylee walks around and she will get people to donate. She grew up here and knows a lot of the customers.”
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Current Volunteer Opportunities:
• Assisting Board with Committees
• Auditing (8am-4pm)
• Fundraising
• Grant Writing
• Guest Speaker
• Handyman
• Landscaping (Mallard Way or CELC)
• Office/Administration Help (8am-4pm)
• Public Relations
• Special Projects
Want to help? Skill-based volunteers are needed in the following categories!
- Graphic Design
- Marketing
- Web Development
- Fundraising
- Bookkeeping
- Evaluation
- Legal Compliance
- Other
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Suggested Donations
- An individual receives 2 hours of art studio time ($30.00)
- An individual receives 2 hours of job coaching to help them in their new job ($60.00)
- A person receives 5 hours of employment skills training in the community ($100.00)
Funding Needs
With your help, we can address transportation, the number one issue for people with disabilities. We provide transportation for our supported workers to and from job locations; more job opportunities require the need for more vehicles.
We are looking to raise $100,000 to help pay for vans with wheelchair lifts.
Other donation options include:
• $75 for 5 hours of support to make it possible for an individual to attend an event in the community with a group of friends
• $150.00 for 5 hours of one on one support in their community (including transportation)
• $250 supports weekly work incentives for a community work team of ten people quarterly…such as providing pizza and drinks once a month during which new training
