KSI Milford Center reveals new prevocational training setup
To showcase the latest phase of its Milford Skill Development Center renovations, KSI recently hosted legislators and community partners to see the new prevocational training spaces.
Far from the open manufacturing environment the Milford center has been known for, this new dedicated training space offers participants the ability to focus on and engage in training and personal activities when they are not doing paid work. The space adjoins the life enrichment area that was built in the southern wing of the Milford center in fall 2023.
A not-for-profit agency, KSI provides vocational training and employment services to individuals with disabilities throughout Sussex and Kent counties.
The life skills training area is outfitted with a working washer and dryer, refrigerator and stove, dining tables, bed and more. Participants who are seeking to live more independently are able to practice the skills they need for daily life. Plans are in the works to open the life skills facility to schools that do not have a comparable training facility, allowing their students who are transitioning into independent living the opportunity to learn needed skills.
This latest chapter of a master renovation plan was completed this summer. It was funded through a $500,000 ARPA grant administered through Kent County Levy Court. An additional $100,000 was provided through the State of Delaware Community Reinvestment Fund as part of the mini Bond Bill. The WSFS Cares Foundation donated $10,000 to purchase the laundry and kitchen equipment.
So far, KSI has invested more than $1.3 million in renovating the Milford Skill Development Center. The latest continuation of the master renovation plan was constructed by Delaware City-based Amakor Inc. The project was designed by Davis, Bowen & Friedel professionals in Milford.
KSI is committed to making all reasonable accommodations in order to ensure its programs and services are as accessible as possible to as many people as possible.
