Company History

  

HRU History

• Originally founded as Car-Val Industries
• Served as the vocational training center for residents of Belchertown State School
• Began with a mission to assist residents in getting real work in businesses in the community

HRU Today

• Our programs help more than 1,300 people per year with physical and mental disabilities or who are disadvantaged by poverty or homelessness
• We provide a unique and holistic approach to skill building, job readiness training, placement and support to our members.
• Each year HRU works with over 120 area employers providing them with a skilled, reliable workforce while simultaneously creating employment opportunities for its program members who use and develop their skills, earn wages and contribute to the community as proud members of the workforce.
• HRU has offices and programs in Springfield, Westfield, Northampton and Southbridge, Massachusetts.