Job Squad

What Job Squad does

Job Squad, Inc. is a private, nonprofit community rehabilitation program (CRP) founded in 1984 and headquartered in Bridgeport, West Virginia. Its mission is to provide employment services and vocational skill development for individuals who experience barriers to employment, particularly people with disabilities. The organization operates a dual social-enterprise model in which it both (a) runs a Customized Employment Program (CEP) that places job seekers with employer partners across five West Virginia counties (Harrison, Marion, Monongalia, Putnam, and Kanawha), and (b) generates earned revenue through five commercial service lines used as both vocational platforms and revenue sources.

Name

Job Squad

Legal name

Job Squad, Inc.

Website

https://jobsquadinc.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1984

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Job Squad is a West Virginia nonprofit community rehabilitation program that places individuals with disabilities in employment while operating commercial mailing, custodial, screen-printing, wood-workshop, and catering service lines across five WV counties.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Vocational Rehabilitation Services

NAICS

Vocational Rehabilitation Services (62431), Vocational Rehabilitation Services (6243)

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361)

akta.pro primary industry

Administrative, Clerical & Office Support Direct Hire (BPACAFAF)

akta.pro secondary industry

Contingent Workforce / Contractor RPO (Contractor Recruiting) (BPACABAK)

Keywords

• Vocational rehabilitation services
• Community rehabilitation program
• Disability employment services
• Customized employment program
• Commercial mailing services

Headquarters

HQ city

Bridgeport

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Mailing & Presort Services: Presort mailing operations employing over 20 individuals with disabilities in Charleston, WV. Services include mail presorting, marketing mail, metering, inserting, kitting, and repackaging for state government, hospitals, private companies, and nonprofits.
2. Facility/Custodial Services: Commercial cleaning and facility management services since 1984, managing over 1 million square feet of government and commercial facilities and over 90 acres of grounds. Revenue generated through service contracts with government and commercial clients.
3. Wood Workshop (Stakes & Hubs): Production and sale of kiln-dried yellow poplar wood stakes and hubs for surveying, landscaping, road grading, gardening, and other applications. Also packages and sells kiln-dried kindling wood.
4. Screen Printing: Screen printing services on textiles including shirts and other materials. Uses pre-made designs or creates custom designs in-house.
5. Sandwich Squad Catering: Box lunch and catering services provided through the Sandwich Squad subsidiary, employing individuals with disabilities.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Job Squad is a nonprofit Community Rehabilitation Program (CRP), founded in 1984 in Bridgeport, West Virginia, that provides employment and vocational services to individuals with disabilities through programs such as the Customized Employment Program (CEP), Ticket to Work, and benefits counseling. The organization also operates commercial service lines — mailing and warehousing, custodial/facility services, screen printing and embroidery, a wood workshop, and a catering operation (Sandwich Squad) — whose revenue supports its mission.

Product overview

Job Squad is a private, nonprofit community rehabilitation program (CRP) providing employment services and vocational skill development for individuals who experience barriers to employment. The organization operates a portfolio of service offerings: the Customized Employment Program (CEP) provides job matching, person-centered job development, and benefits counseling; Ticket to Work & Benefits Counseling assists Social Security beneficiaries with career development; mailing and warehousing services handle presort operations; facility services provide custodial and grounds maintenance; and specialized workshops offer screen printing, wood workshop, and catering (Sandwich Squad) services. Employment is facilitated through community business partnerships, state/federal/commercial contracts, and self-employment opportunities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Sandwich Squad: Lunch and catering services providing box lunches while employing people with disabilities to ensure their success in the community through good jobs.

Products and services

• Customized Employment Program (CEP) Individualized, person-centered employment program for people with disabilities, providing customized job development, matching, and on-the-job coaching. Customized Employment is referenced as one of the organization's certified credentials/programmatic offerings.
• Ticket to Work Program Employment support services delivered under the Social Security Administration's Ticket to Work framework, helping disability beneficiaries return to work and access work incentives. Listed alongside the organization's credentialed programs.
• Benefits Counseling / Work Incentives Planning Benefits counseling for Social Security disability beneficiaries, delivered under the "Certified Benefits" program credential, helping beneficiaries understand how earnings will affect their benefits before returning to work.
• Mailing and Warehousing Services Outsourced mailing and warehousing services sold to government agencies and commercial customers, used to generate revenue that supports the organization's disability-employment mission.
• Facility Services (Custodial / Janitorial) Custodial and facility-services contracts performed for government and commercial clients, performed in keeping with the organization's role as a CRP employer.
• Screen Printing and Embroidery Custom screen printing and embroidery services producing apparel and branded merchandise for outside customers.
• Wood Workshop Custom woodworking production from the organization's on-site wood workshop, supplying made-to-order wood products to outside customers.
• Sandwich Squad (Catering) Catering operation branded "Sandwich Squad," providing prepared food for events and customers; prepared by staff with ServSafe food-safety certification.

Quantifiable outcome

• Up to 50% cost savings on mailing costs for clients
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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No

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Partnerships

20 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Little Caesar's PizzacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCEP Business Partner providing employment opportunities for individuals with disabilities through the Customized Employment Program. Job Squad matches trained job seekers with Little Caesar's locations for integrated community employment.
• KrogercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCEP Business Partner providing employment opportunities for individuals with disabilities through the Customized Employment Program.
• Piggly WigglycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCEP Business Partner providing employment opportunities for individuals with disabilities through the Customized Employment Program.
• TJ MaxxcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCEP Business Partner providing employment opportunities for individuals with disabilities through the Customized Employment Program.
• YMCAcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCEP Business Partner providing employment opportunities for individuals with disabilities through the Customized Employment Program.
• Charleston Town CentercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCEP Business Partner providing employment opportunities for individuals with disabilities through the Customized Employment Program.
• BridgeValley CTCcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCEP Business Partner providing employment opportunities and educational support for individuals with disabilities.
• Marco's PizzacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCEP Business Partner providing employment opportunities for individuals with disabilities through the Customized Employment Program.
• Golden LivingcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCEP Business Partner providing employment opportunities for individuals with disabilities through the Customized Employment Program.
• Manna MealcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCEP Business Partner providing employment opportunities for individuals with disabilities through the Customized Employment Program.
• Blessed SacramentcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCEP Business Partner providing employment opportunities for individuals with disabilities through the Customized Employment Program.
• Heart and HandcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCEP Business Partner providing employment opportunities for individuals with disabilities through the Customized Employment Program.
• Kanawha County Board of EducationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCEP Business Partner providing employment opportunities for individuals with disabilities through the Customized Employment Program.
• Putnam Aging and DisabilitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCEP Business Partner providing employment and support services for individuals with disabilities.
• WV ArchivesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCEP Business Partner providing employment opportunities for individuals with disabilities.
• WV State LibraryminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCEP Business Partner providing employment opportunities for individuals with disabilities.
• Village ApartmentsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCEP Business Partner providing employment opportunities for individuals with disabilities.
• WV RadiominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCEP Business Partner providing employment opportunities for individuals with disabilities.
• WV Division of Rehabilitation ServicescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJob Squad accepts referrals from WV Division of Rehabilitation Services (DRS) for its Customized Employment Program, supporting youth and adults with disabilities on their path to employment.
• Medicaid IDD Waiver Case ManagerscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJob Squad accepts referrals from Medicaid IDD (Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities) Waiver Case Managers for its Customized Employment Program, supporting individuals with IDD in obtaining integrated community employment.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Easterseals: National nonprofit providing disability employment services, vocational rehabilitation, and customized employment programs across the U.S. Comparable core mission of integrated employment for individuals with disabilities, though at significantly larger scale.
• SourceAmerica: AbilityOne-designated central nonprofit agency supporting a national network of community rehabilitation programs (CRPs) providing employment to people with disabilities through federal contracts. Job Squad's homepage explicitly references the AbilityOne program, indicating direct ecosystem participation.
• Goodwill Industries International: National nonprofit operating community rehabilitation programs, social enterprise businesses (retail, staffing, custodial), and employment services for individuals with disabilities and barriers. Most directly comparable as a much larger, established social enterprise with the same dual-mission model of vocational services plus commercial service revenue.

Direct peers

• National Industries for the Blind (NIB): AbilityOne CRP that creates employment opportunities for people who are blind through manufacturing and service contracts with the federal government. Comparable as a mission-driven nonprofit employer using commercial contracts (including mailing and facilities) to fund disability employment.
• The Arc of the United States: National nonprofit advocating for and providing community-based employment services for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). Comparable focus on IDD employment matching and Medicaid-funded vocational supports.
• Bobby Dodd Institute: Nonprofit providing employment services, facility management, and vocational programs for individuals with disabilities and veterans. Highly comparable as a similarly-sized social enterprise combining facility services with employment placement.
• SER National: National nonprofit providing employment and training services, including programs specifically for individuals with disabilities. Comparable as a community-based organization providing vocational rehabilitation with funding tied to Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) and disability employment programs.

Emerging players

• Best Buddies International: Nonprofit providing employment programs, specifically the Best Buddies Jobs Program matching individuals with IDD to integrated employment. Comparable customized employment placement mission, though focused more on corporate partnership facilitation.
• Jewish Vocational Service (JVS): Nonprofit providing vocational rehabilitation, employment placement, and skills training for individuals facing barriers to employment. Comparable customized employment and benefits counseling services, though serving different population demographics in larger urban markets.

Regional players

• AccessAbility: Regional nonprofit providing vocational services, customized employment, and facility-based employment opportunities for individuals with disabilities. Comparable mission and service mix (employment placement plus workshop-based work), serving a different geographic region.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/JobSquadInc
• Facebookfacebook.com/jobsquadinc
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/jobsquadinc

Compliance1 record

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Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

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