In 1966, a group of Sacramento-area parents came together to discuss how to create opportunities for their adult children with disabilities. These parents and their children—true pioneers of the modern inclusivity movement—developed a solution that enabled adults with disabilities to experience the dignity, independence, and pride (pun intended) that comes with employment.
That solution was PRIDE Industries.
Sixty years later, we are more than 4,000 employees strong, the nation’s leading employer of people with disabilities, and have helped tens of thousands of our neighbors with disabilities achieve independence through employment.
When you donate to the Michael Ziegler PRIDE Industries Foundation, you help us continue to expand this legacy and provide life-changing employment services to people with disabilities.
Employment changes lives.
“The magic that happens when someone who typically cannot get a job finally gets a job, it’s incredible, their lives change. Everyone who works at PRIDE Industries knows that people with disabilities can accomplish anything.”
That’s Michael Ziegler, our beloved late CEO and namesake of our Foundation.
When you give to The Michael Ziegler PRIDE Industries Foundation, you give the gift of life-changing employment to people who need it most—your neighbors with disabilities.
There are 16 million people of working age in the United States with a disability, and just 37% are employed (compared to 75% of people without disabilities).
Thousands of individuals with disabilities are seeking employment right here in the Sacramento area.
They want the independence and dignity that come from earning a living.
Last year, we placed 300 individuals with disabilities in community employment with PRIDE Industries or one of our hundreds of employment partners.
PRIDE Industries is the nation’s leading employer of people with disabilities. Each year, thousands of people call our I AM ABLE Employment Helpline, where three full-time employees assist callers in both English and Spanish, Monday–Friday from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., guiding them to the next step on their journey to employment.
Your donation supports this vital service and more—so more of our neighbors with disabilities can experience the dignity of a paycheck and the satisfaction of meaningful work.
To create employment for people with disabilities.
Needs
There are 16.6 million working age people in the U.S. with a disability, and just 30 percent are employed. The lack of employment is not for lack of desire or ability to work. In 2025, 4,000 individuals called our I AM ABLE Employment Helpline (1-844-I-AM-ABLE) seeking employment and 1,000 attended our third annual I AM ABLE Disability job fair. The popularity of these programs is evidence of the strong desire of people with disabilities to work.