Endeavors Employment Services

Our Adult Services program provides job skills training in our center in Balsam Lake and a choice of meaningful, paid employment at our center or with local businesses and government in communities throughout Polk County. The program is ideal for adults living with disabilities

Endeavors provides a monthly paycheck​ as well as the workers’ compensation, transportation, job-specific coaching, training and on-going supervision.

Endeavors decided to establish two of our own work programs or “social enterprises” so that we may continually provide meaningful employment for the adults we serve. These new ventures are Endeavors Greenhouse and the manufacturing of Birders’ Select Bird Seed, our own line of wild bird seed products.

​Adults work in our center to produce our own Birders’ Select a line of wild bird seed products. Duties such as bagging, weighing and labeling are performed for our high quality Birders’ Select products, which we sell to the public in our Balsam Lake Center.

We have a local business, Bill’s Ace Hardware, that purchases our birdseed products to sell at their store. Endeavors also offers our birdseed for fundraising efforts by local church groups.​​

Endeavors contracts with many local businesses and government entities to provide meaningful, paid employment for our clients. The following is a list of some of the potential jobs and locations:

• ​Endeavors Greenhouse,​ in Milltown, is one of our community-based job sites
• Six janitorial service contracts in St. Croix Falls, Milltown, Balsam Lake Township, Lincoln Township and Amery
• Seasonal lawn mowing and janitorial services at three​ area highway rest areas or waysides through a contract funded by the State Department of Transportation
• Seasonal janitorial duties at the Pine Park ​and Balsam Lake beach restrooms and showers for the Village of Balsam, etc.

Depending on the job site, we also provide all of the necessary supplies and equipment for the adults’ use including zero-turn riding lawn mowers, weed eaters, mops, cleaning supplies, vacuums, safety gear, etc.

Monday – Friday
8:00 a.m. – 3:30p.m.

101 150th Street, Balsam Lake, WI 54810

Phone: 715-485-8750
Fax: 715-485-8740

*Tax Incentives & Business Partnerships: A new state tax credit (Schedule CM) that allows area businesses to claim an income and franchise tax credit equal to five percent of contracted payments for services provided non-profit Community Rehabilitation Programs like Endeavors.

Businesses can claim up to $25,000 annually for qualifying expenses. Each business can also carry forward any unused portion of their credits for a period of five years. The credit can be applied to the labor portion of any contract with Endeavors.