Trillium Employment Services is a nonprofit organization committed to integrating people with intellectual disabilities into the workforce. Our staff of skilled professionals work closely with businesses and applicants to ensure a quality match and long term success.
The mission of Trillium Employment Services is to promote inclusive community and employment opportunities.
Inclusivity is the foundation of Trillium’s work, and this foundation is built on the ideas, voices, vision and passion of its employees and the clients we serve. Trillium staff and our work are guided by our values: listen, equip and improve. We continuously challenge and improve practices and policies to promote inclusion for our clients and within our teams. We equip ourselves with tools and resources to participate in courageous conversations that influence societal change. We seek opportunities to listen and to elevate the voices of the people we serve. Inclusion means everyone.
As a team, we equip our clients and staff by building community and capacity, explaining the why, encouraging personal growth through trainings and prioritizing self-care, and sharing the belief that everyone can work.
We listen to our clients and staff and communicate with respect, honesty, and vulnerability. Listening means seeking diverse perspectives, pursuing feedback, and actively collaborating.
We are committed to continuous improvement through challenging historical norms and personal biases, being flexible and innovative, having a growth mindset, and taking risks with resilience.
As one of the pioneer supported employment agencies in the United States, Trillium has been serving people with disabilities and Washington State employers since 1983. We connect people with disabilities to employment opportunities.
Originating as a demonstration project by the University of Oregon to assist a local manufacturer of defibrillators, Physio-Control, in the employment of assemblers with developmental disabilities. This successful project demonstrated to the nation that people with significant disabilities could participate fully in businesses producing quality products of a critical nature.
This helped to influence national legislation on supported employment and pave the way for other people with developmental disabilities to obtain jobs in the community, influence government to move toward community employment and away from sheltered employment, and inspire other businesses to employ people with significant disabilities.
