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Madonna Workshop helps special needs adults to become equipped for placement in the competitive employment market by teaching life skills and vocational training. Madonna Workshop provides opportunities to learn work skills so that each client will be come as independent as possible.
Sister Evangeline opened Madonna Workshop in 1983 in response to a growing need in the community for vocational training for adults with cognitive and developmental disabilities. It serves as a sheltered workshop environment for these individuals. Currently, there are 41 clients at the workshop, who complete piece work contracted from local companies. This work entails light assembly packaging, collating, shrink wrapping, bulk mail preparation and other labor intensive, highly repetitive tasks. The Madonna Workshop provides clients with a sense of accomplishment and self-worth. Shop Director, Robin Moses and her dedicated staff teach them the valuable social and vocational skills they need to obtain competitive employment. However, it is not all work and no play at the workshop. Staff members regularly accompany clients on outings in the community and on out of town trips.
The ultimate goal of Madonna Workshop is to help each individual discover their strengths. Most of the adults would be not be able to work in an independent setting, so the workshop continues to build partnerships with community businesses to bring work into the shop. Some of the companies they work with are Max I Walker, Oriental Trading, American Linen, ConAgra, Desert Ministries, OPPD, to name a few.
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