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.
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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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!
MAKE AN IMPACT
With your time, talent and treasure.
News
KANDU IN THE NEWS: GRAND OPENING PARTY
KANDU Industries received front page coverage in The Gazette.
KANDU INDUSTRIES ANNOUNCES GRAND OPENING EVENT ON SEPTEMBER 28
KANDU announced their Grand Opening event will take place on September 28, 2024 from 3-6 p.m. at KANDU’s new facility, located at 15 Plumb Street in Milton Wis. Admission is free and attendees of all ages and ability levels are welcome.
LIVIN’ AND LEARNIN’ ON THE NEWS
KANDU Livin’ and Learnin’ clients took a tour WREX channel 13 news station and ended up making the news! Thanks WREX!
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KANDU’s Minds in Motion and Day Services programs had an amazing day at Busy Barns Adventure Farm in Fort Atkinson last week. Clients got to pet and feed the animals, enjoy a hayride and a picnic lunch, and pick out a pumpkin to take home! We truly appreciate the staff at Busy Barns who went ...above and beyond to make clients feel comfortable and helped assist us on and off the hayride. What a wonderful fall day! 🍁🍂
Kathy Hansen, executive director of KANDU Industries, said Tuesday’s news felt like the Super Bowl, coming just a week after the grand opening of its new site in Milton.
“We are over the moon. It took a team of people to apply for the grant and we are just so excited that we were one ...of the nonprofits who were chosen,” Hansen said.
It's fall at KANDU and that means trips to Skelly's Farm Market are on the calendar! 🍁🍂Clients in Livin' & Learnin' and Minds in Motion recently explored Skelly's, posed for some photo ops, and got a little lost in the corn maze!
Riding in style! Day Services/Memory Care clients took turns riding two-seater bikes. Our clients enjoy being outside while also getting a bit of fun exercise!
Clients in KANDU's Adult Day Services/Memory Care program spend the day with a group of peers in a comfortable home-like ...setting where they build independence and self-esteem in a nurturing and secure environment while their primary caregivers are afforded the critical respite they need.
Milton's Knights of Columbus club officers came to KANDU to help us complete some painting projects throughout the building. We can't thank these gentleman enough for helping us make our new space feel like home. 💙
🎉✨ A big THANK YOU to the Gordon Flesch Company Charitable Foundation for their generous grant in support of KANDU’s Livin’ & Learnin’ program! This vital program helps young adults with disabilities build essential life skills through hands-on learning and community involvement.
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Aaron from Gordon Flesch (pictured below) toured our old facility this past spring and got to visit our new campus in Milton for the award presentation!
And we have to give a special shoutout to Kelly Willoughby at Gordon Flesh who is also a dedicated volunteer and advocate for KANDU. 💙
Thanks to partners like the Gordon Flesch Company Charitable Foundation, we’re able to continue making a meaningful impact in the lives of our clients!
🐴✨ Our Minds in Motion and Day Services clients had a fantastic day at S.M.I.L.E.S. Special Methods in Learning Equine Skills, an equine therapy center! Equine therapy offers numerous benefits for individuals with disabilities including supporting emotional, physical, social, and cognitive ...skill development. We’re grateful places like S.M.I.L.E.S. Special Methods in Learning Equine Skills exist and that our clients get to experience this enriching activity. We can’t wait to go back!
KANDU was honored to receive a Certificate of Senatorial Recognition from Tawsif Anam Zoheb, Regional Director for Senator Ron Johnson's office, in recognition of our commitment to expanding inclusive services for individuals with disabilities. Thank you to everyone who has been part of this ...journey!