EDUCATION IN LIFE SKILLS & VOCATIONS, & EMPLOYMENT 
Listed alphabetically by location

MEDFORD, WI: 
BLACK RIVER INDUSTRIES, INC.
650 Jensen Drive
Medford, WI 54451
 
Established in 1973, serves 100 people with mental, physical and developmental disabilities in Taylor County; provides vocational and residential training, job placement services and transportation; on-site employment specializes in packaging, product assembly, mail handling and food service.

        Director:  Paul Thornton
        (715) 748-2950
        FAX (715) 748-6363
        E mail: 
        Web Site:  www.blackriverindustries.org 

RHINELANDER, WI: 
HEADWATERS, INC.
1441 E. Timber Drive
P.O. Box 618 
Rhinelander, WI 54501

Since 1969 Headwaters, Inc. has been serving people with disabilities and children, birth to 3, with special needs in Forest, Oneida, and Vilas counties.  We believe all people deserve the right to achieve their fullest potential.  Therefore, we exist for the purpose of providing individualized services that are designed to maximize each person’s daily living and vocational skills in order for them to be integrated into the community to the fullest extent possible.  

Our programs include:

Vocational Evaluation     Click HERE for information on Headwater’s Services.   
Community Employment
Community Integration
Sensory Integration
Work Services
Professional Auto Reconditioning  
Rest Area Maintenance
Birth to 3
School Age
Transportation

Additional services include:
Case Management/Counseling
Advocacy
Behavior Management
Information and Referral
Specialized Training Services
Occupational, physical and speech therapy available

 

        Director:  Mary Hardtke
        (715) 369-1337
        FAX (715) 369-1793
        E mail:  mhardtke@headwatersinc.org
        Web Site:  www.headwatersinc.org 

SIREN, WI: 
DIVERSIFIED SERVICES, INC.
P.O. Box 501 
Siren, WI 54872

Diversified Services Incorporated is in business to provide meaningful employment opportunities to persons with disabilities.  DSI is an important part of its local economy, providing jobs to over 95 people in northern Wisconsin.  DSI is helping businesses realize a relatively untapped employee resource.  Over 50 percent of DSI employees are individuals with disabilities.  In DSI’s competitive industrial environment, these individuals prove they can make valuable contributions to business success.

        Director:  Joseph Wacek
        (715) 349-5724
        FAX (715) 349-5505
        E mail:  dsidir@sirentenlnet
        Web Site: www.airstreamcomm.net/~dsi

SUPERIOR, WI: 
CHALLENGE CENTER, INC.
39 N. 25th Street East
Superior, WI 54880

Serving Superior and Douglas County for over 30 years, over 120 adults with developmental disabilities or special needs are provided training in vocational, social leisure, and independent living skills through Adult Day, Work and Residential programs, including evening and weekend recreation.  Employment and training opportunities offered through Marathon Industries and Bay Produce Greenhouses. 

        Director:  Eugene Chuzles
        (715) 394-2771
        FAX (715) 394-2100
        Toll Free:  (888) 429-0914
        E mail:  gchuzles@challenge-center.org 
        Website:  www.challenge-center.org

        Services Coordinator:  Katie Anderson
        (715) 394-2771
        FAX/TDD:  (715) 394-2100
        E mail:  kanderson@challenge-center.org