Service Enterprises, Inc. awarded 10th consecutive three-year CARF accreditation

Service Enterprises, Inc. (SEI) of Redwood Falls and Marshall has been awarded a three-year accreditation from CARF, an international nonprofit organization which accredits rehabilitation and human services providers.

This accreditation decision represents the highest level of accreditation that can be awarded to an organization and shows the organization’s substantial conformance to CARF standards.  The latest accreditation marks the tenth consecutive three-year accreditation awarded by CARF to SEI’s community employment services. 

CARF surveyors, individuals who work in the rehabilitation and human services fields, were on-site in Redwood Falls, Marshall and surrounding communities early in October to conduct a survey of Service Enterprises’ community employment services.  SEI programs/services surveyed within its community employment services included job development, job supports and job-site training, and its employment planning services. Service Enterprises, Inc. received the three-year accreditation in all four service areas. 

CARF is an independent, nonprofit accrediting body whose mission is to promote the quality, value and optimal outcomes of services through a consultative accreditation which centers on enhancing the lives of persons with disabilities.  Founded in 1966 as the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities, and now known as CARF, the accrediting body establishes consumer-focused standards to help organizations measure and improve the quality of their programs and services.

Service Enterprises, Inc. is a private, nonprofit corporation which since 1969 has been providing vocational training, employment and other services to individuals with developmental disabilities, mental illness and other barriers to employment.  SEI service approximately 200 people living primarily in Redwood and Lyon counties, as well as individuals in Lincoln, Pipestone, Murray and portions of Renville and Yellow Medicine counties. 

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