Peckham
Nonprofit federal contractor and human services agency, founded 1963 in Lansing, Michigan, employing and training people with disabilities through five social enterprises across manufacturing, logistics, custodial, contact center and farming operations.
Peckham is a nonprofit federal contractor and business and human services agency founded in 1963 and headquartered in Lansing, Michigan. The organisation employs and trains people with disabilities and other barriers to work, operating five social enterprises that deliver products and services to federal, commercial and local customers. It employs more than 3,000 people across 11 locations in the United States.
Its social enterprises span several distinct lines of business: Manufacturing, 3PL and Fulfillment Services, Custodial Services, Contact Center Solutions, and Revolution Farms, a hydroponic indoor lettuce farm. Technical domains across these operations include manufacturing, third-party logistics and fulfillment, custodial services, contact center operations, hydroponic indoor farming, vocational rehabilitation, and workforce training and development.
Alongside its commercial operations, Peckham provides comprehensive vocational rehabilitation services and job training programmes, with the stated mission of maximising human potential for people seeking greater independence and self-sufficiency. Thousands of individuals with barriers to employment have been provided with employment and career pathways through the organisation.
The organisation has been recognised as a Great Place to Work for ten consecutive years and has been named one of Forbes' best places to work in Michigan. It describes its values as quality, diversity and performance, and states that it regards people with disabilities as among the most capable, reliable and results-driven talent.