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CREATING JOBS & FULFILLING DREAMS

Providing life enriching experiences, connections and job opportunities to unlock the full potential of people with disabilities and disadvantages.

PROGRAMS & SERVICES

Everyone deserves the opportunity to thrive in life and enjoy it to its fullest. At KANDU, our programs provide enriching experiences for people of varying abilities, ages, and interests. From daily living skills training to adult day services and memory care to job opportunities in our production division and through our community employment program, KANDU clients have a variety of options available to learn and grow in confidence and independence.

LIVE, LEARN, GROW.

Explore our fulfilling, enriching, and diverse programs.

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HELPING PEOPLE FEEL CONFIDENT & PRODUCTIVE

THROUGH OUR UNIQUELY INDIVIDUALIZED PROGRAMS

Daily Living Skills
Memory Care
Adult Day Care
Job Opportunities

Packaging and Production Services

Businesses throughout the region rely on KANDU for our high-quality production, quick turnaround times, and competitively priced services. KANDU performs high-volume packaging, assembly and disassembly, kitting, labeling, packaging, sorting, inkjet spray printing, and more. And, our customers take pride in knowing they provide meaningful work for more than 200 adults with developmental disabilities.

Provides Jobs For More Than

200Adults

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COUNT ON KANDU

Discover how KANDU Industries can help your business.

Support Kandu

KANDU makes an impact on peoples’ lives every day. And you can too. Your support provides amazing opportunities for our clients to grow, learn and reach their full potential. And there are so many ways you can help! Make a recurring or one-time donation, purchase an item from our KANDU wish list or attend or volunteer your time at one of our popular events.

YOUR SUPPORT CHANGES LIVES!

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MAKE AN IMPACT

With your time, talent and treasure.

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ISP clients took a trip down to Rockford to explore the Burpee Museum of Natural History. The Burpee Museum has an internationally known paleontology department featuring the most complete and best-preserved juvenile T. Rex ever discovered! Clients got to explore natural history exhibits with ...exciting interactive experiences like touching the fur of a polar bear and fox and identifying real fossils. 🦖

"Communication is important for everyone, especially ease of communication. For some, this ease is more difficult to achieve, even with the assistance of software designed to help users communicate. Standard AAC—augmentative and alternative communication—software is a tool that’s ...supposed to help people with communication disabilities, but it’s often unable to meet users where they’re at, causing frustration and slowing the process of something essential to humanity."
Learn about how Archer built an app for his non-speaking sister, Della:

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Creating a better way to connect

Archer Calder built an app to help his nonverbal sister, Della, communicate her way.

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Summertime fun at KANDU! 🌞 Our Increased Support Program clients had a blast playing bean bag toss in the beautiful sunny weather. Activities like these provide an opportunity for clients to boost physical mobility and coordination skills while building social connections with peers in a safe, ...supervised outdoor setting. The competition was fierce, and the smiles were endless!

Happy Independence Day! KANDU clients know all about expressing independence as they each explore their limitless potential every day! 💙🤍❤️

KANDU is closed 7/4 in observance of Independence Day 🇺🇸