Our Mission
Our mission is to support people with disabilities in their effort to contribute to the community through employment, career, and retirement opportunities.
Join Our Team
Learn how you can be a part of an organization with a people focused mission and a desire to provide meaningful employment for people with a wide range of abilities.
Support us
Love what we do at Garten? Help us further our mission by making a one time or revolving monthly contribution. Your donation is greatly appreciated.
Businesses with a Purpose
Garten strives to develop impactful enterprises that help support our mission and community.
Recycling
Providing recycling and e-recycling for communities across the Willamette Valley.
Shredding
Offering secure, confidential shred services to businesses, households and individuals
Landscaping
Providing a variety of sustainably managed maintenance and landscaping services.
Package & Assembly
Finding a packaging & assembly solution that best fits your project and company needs. No job is too big or too small!
Print & Mail
Striving to achieve excellence through quality, creativity, and customer service. We’re here for all your printing needs.
Custodial
Equipt with competitive pricing, superior service, and environmentally safe products for all your custodial needs.
Our Impact in the Valley
Since 1970, our mission at Garten is to support people with disabilities in their effort to contribute to the community through employment, career, and retirement opportunities. We hope that our impact increases society’s awareness on human potential. Our 2023 stats are listed below:
Make a Difference
Make a donation today and support individuals like Ash, who participated in our Summer Youth Employment Program and received their first-ever paycheck. We need your support to continue providing services to people with disabilities who
want to contribute to their communities.
Community Testimonials
Garten is proud to work with our community partners all over the valley. Check out what a few have to say about our programs and services below.
“We’ve been thrilled to work with Garten. Not only does it feel great to be working with a like-minded, mission-driven company that positively impacts people, but we’ve found them to be better, faster and cheaper than comparable services. The staff at Garten are top notch and very easy to work with.”
Jeremy Sievert
Operations Manager, Looptworks
“We have found Garten to be extremely responsive, reliable, professional, flexible, creative, and customer service oriented. They work with us as though they are an extension of our organization. Their services are affordable & they truly care about the success of each project they complete. They are invaluable to our operation!”
Irene Bernards
Tourism Marketing & PR Director, Travel Salem
“We’ve worked together for 5 years to help bridge these gaps and create meaningful work experiences that will set up the families for future success. We couldn’t do what we do without partners like Garten. Employers who are willing and able to accommodate and work with individuals who have barriers to employment are needed in the Salem community and beyond.”
Laurel Rightmer
Salem for Refugees
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