Zenith Services, Incorporated was founded in January 1999, as a non-profit Vocational Services program dedicated to serving people with developmental disabilities and related conditions.

In 1999, Meridian Services, Incorporated pursued the opportunity to develop vocational services for people with developmental disabilities. It did so by creating Zenith Services, as a separate, non-profit corporation. In addition, the organization decided to move its administrative functions and personnel into a separate management services company, which was called Orion Associates.

A site for Zenith Services was selected in Osseo, Minnesota and services to consumers began. By 2002, Zenith Services had grown significantly and was, entirely financially self sustaining. In 2003, the program experienced its first significant expansion, increasing its capacity by 40% and doubling the size of its space in Osseo. Through 2004, the program has continued to grow.

Zenith Services was awarded CARF Accreditation in March 2003 for its Personal and Social Services (Vocational Services) program. Zenith Services’ three year accreditation represents the highest level of accreditation that can be awarded to an organization and shows the organization’s substantial conformance to the standards established by CARF, the international accrediting commission. An organization receiving a Three-Year Accreditation outcome has demonstrated that its programs and services are of the highest quality, measurable and accountable.

The future prospects for Zenith Services are exciting as the company looks to grow beyond it’s current space in Osseo to open in a new location, so as to provide its services to even more consumers in the Twin Cities area. We look forward to this future with great anticipation.