Andrew J. Grosso Vice President Marketing & Sales Your purchases make a difference: JOBS!

New Yorkers with disabilities earn every day by fulfilling essential business needs through the legislatively-mandated Preferred Source program, satisfying the purchasing requirements of New York State and local government customers.

Through NYS-approved contracts for goods and services, New York State Industries for the Disabled, Inc. helps turn business opportunities into jobs for New Yorkers with disabilities – jobs which equal in very real ways in Preferred Source workers’ lives

Turning business opportunities into JOBS for New Yorkers with disabilities.

To create 10,000 jobs that people want.

A not-for-profit member agency organization, NYSID is an ever- growing partnership of 155 community rehabilitation agencies and private sector New York State businesses that work in nearly every county.

,574 people employed on 1,140 Preferred Source contracts 3.4 million hours of Preferred Source employment $37.2 million in Preferred Source wages [2007 figures]

Our workers: Produce, package and distribute over 800 different New York State-approved commodities Satisfy specific agency needs with customized products such as apparel, binders and other one-of-a-kind items NYSID’s statewide workforce is highly diversified in the ability to meet Preferred Source procurement needs.

Our workers: Fulfill business services needs from office and mailroom support to records management, data imaging to furniture refurbishment, secure document destruction to electronics recycling, and more Make more than 350 individual cleaning sites sparkle NYSID’s statewide workforce is highly diversified in the ability to meet Preferred Source procurement needs.

With so many different Preferred Source job choices, people working on NYSID contracts are meeting individual employment goals, including service disabled veterans.

A single source for hundreds of products and services that support agency goals Procurement choices, including customized goods and services, at prices approved by the NYS Office of General Services Relief from the costly, time-consuming bidding process Consistent quality and delivery performance

Preferred Source supporters range from New York State government agency headquarters and regional locations to municipal and county government agencies across the state.

State and local correctional facilities Counties, towns and villages Higher education institutions, school districts and BOCES Health and psychiatric care facilities

Over 2,000 Satisfied Customers!

Consolidated product shipping 75% of orders shipped within 2 days More than 63,000 units shipped each month

Preferred Source procurement satisfies government purchasers’ obligation to comply with the New York State Finance Law’s [Article 11, Section 162] mandatory requirement to purchase approved goods and services provided by New Yorkers with disabilities through NYSID.

What’s more, Preferred Source jobs contribute to reduced public assistance costs thru economically independent workers, and increased government tax revenues from employed vs. dependent individuals. Everyone benefits from Preferred Source purchasing -- workers on the job, supportive customers, and the entire New York State community!

Custodial Items including Environmentally Safe Cleaners Foods & Beverages Health & Patient Care Office & School Uniforms, General & Custom-Printed Apparel (See for complete selection)

Data Imaging & Micrographics Electronics Recycling Food Services Furniture Refurbishment Industrial Laundry (See for complete selection)

Janitorial & Grounds Keeping Mail Fulfillment Messenger & Delivery Secure Document Destruction Temporary Staff Support (See for complete selection)

Environmentally Friendly Products: Toilet Paper – 100% Recycled Materials Paper Towels – 100% Recycled Materials Writing Pads – 50% Recycled Materials …and more! (See for complete selection)

Green Seal Approved Cleaning: Carpet & Upholstery Cleaner Glass Cleaner Food Service Cleaner Neutral Disinfectant Washroom Cleaner …and more! (See for complete selection)

Services Reducing Landfills Electronics Recycling Document Destruction Furniture Refurbishment (See for complete selection)

Find your location on this map and call your NYSID Account Representative. For SUNY, CUNY or community college customers, contact Meredith Hartman x Western Region: Margie Werder Central Region: Tom Batson Hudson Valley Region: Corey Heritage x Northern Metro NYC: Bob Hammel NYC/Long Island: Edwin Zitovsky or Kevin Kentish

NYSID website: OGS list of Preferred Source Offerings: OGS guide to green cleaning products: OGS guide for recycling electronics: cGuide.pdf cGuide.pdf

Phone: , ext New York State Industries for the Disabled, Inc. 11 Columbia Circle Drive Albany, NY For a copy of the newest NYSID catalog: