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With a Supportive Workplace, Deaf Team Member Finds a Way to be Heard and Succeed

Posted In: 3PL and Fulfillment, Competitive Integrated Employment, Quality Of Life, Services and Programs

September 29, 2023

Janine’s employment journey before joining Peckham was challenging. Although she held positions at various companies, she struggled to maintain a full-time job. Between the typical obstacles that a deaf person faces in most workplaces and impending motherhood, Janine placed employment on hold for over 14 years. She was far from idle during that time, though:…

Battle-Tested Vet Scores Big Working in 3PL and Fulfillment Services

Posted In: 3PL and Fulfillment, AbilityOne/Source America, Disability Advocacy, Quality Of Life

May 18, 2023

3PL and Fulfillment Services forklift operator Dale Hatfield’s childhood prepared him for a military career. Not because his father was in the armed services, but because by the time Dale was nine years old, he, one of his brothers, and father had moved many times. During his teens, Dale explained that “I was constantly in…

Stephanie Ethington – Managing a Positive Change

Posted In: 3PL and Fulfillment, AbilityOne/Source America, Competitive Integrated Employment, Vocational Rehabilitation

February 24, 2023

Stephanie’s previous job driving a forklift in a large warehouse was satisfying, but their performance point standard put a lot of pressure on her to complete work that she wasn’t necessarily well trained on. As a result, they parted ways, and she was without meaningful employment for an extended period. That all changed in 2015…

Success Is No Accident – A Veteran Finds A New Path Forward

Posted In: 3PL and Fulfillment, AbilityOne/Source America, Competitive Integrated Employment, Quality Of Life

August 29, 2022

Nearly a third (29.6%, 3.5 million) of the 12 million veterans ages 21-64 in the U.S. report having a disability. The vast majority of those disabilities are service-connected. Among Peckham’s five lines of business, Supply Chain employs the highest percentage of veterans – 7% of team members and 42% of staff have served in the…

“I’m Here. And I’m Working”

Posted In: 3PL and Fulfillment, AbilityOne/Source America, Competitive Integrated Employment, Quality Of Life

April 13, 2022

Matthew White has been successfully working at Peckham for almost 10 years. He and his service dog Zeb take public transportation to one of Peckham’s several warehousing locations in Lansing every day. His role as a materials handler requires him to securely wrap pallets using a shrink-wrap machine and to ensure the roll doesn’t disengage…

With a Supportive Workplace, Deaf Team Member Finds a Way to be Heard and Succeed

Battle-Tested Vet Scores Big Working in 3PL and Fulfillment Services

Stephanie Ethington – Managing a Positive Change

Success Is No Accident – A Veteran Finds A New Path Forward

“I’m Here. And I’m Working”

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