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Building Dignity: PRIDE Industries Opens Transit Fleet to Employees During Pandemic


By Kat Maudru, Public Relations Manager, PRIDE Industries


PRIDE Industries provides manufactur- ing, logistics, and supply chain services to fuel its mission of creating jobs for peo- ple with disabilities. By partnering with PRIDE, both


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government and businesses make a social impact with their business spend, while receiving industry-competitive levels of service. PRIDE’s secret sauce is in know- ing, and proving every day in its opera- tions, that “disability does not mean in- ability.”


Boosting Confidence Employment builds confidence, self-


reliance and dignity. For close to 55 years, PRIDE Industries has been suc- cessfully preparing people with disabili- ties for employment and more independ- ent lives. But the COVID pandemic has been especially challenging for those with disabilities, unable to work, due to in-


PRIDE Industries operates a fleet of 60 vehicles which has helped employees and their families throughout the pandemic.


t’s rare that a company offers manufac- turing excellence with a positive social impact. As a leading social enterprise,


creased risk associated with the virus. That’s when PRIDE got to work rede-


ploying their idle bus fleet to deliver necessi- ties, drive people to doctor’s appointments, and even provide scenic “joy rides” to combat the feeling of isolation. “The COVID crisis has been difficult


for us all, but individuals with disabili- ties have been particularly hard hit,” says Vic Wursten, chief rehabilitation of- ficer at PRIDE. “The isolation from their friends and coworkers has been devas- tating, which is why we needed to find ways for our employees with disabilities to stay connected with their support net- works.”


Since the pandemic hit, the PRIDE


Industries’ buses that typically trans- port clients to their worksites have been repurposed. For the last year, PRIDE has used its fleet to deliver groceries, personal protective equipment (PPE), ac- tivity packets, and even pet supplies to homebound employees throughout the region. The buses also transport individ- uals to medical appointments and pro-


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