DECI

DECI is a private, nonprofit community-based rehabilitation program and self-supporting industrial service provider based in Durham, North Carolina, that offers specialized job training and career placement for adults with developmental disabilities. The organization operates as a commercial contractor, generating independent revenue through kit building, component assembly, logistics management, and packaging services to fully fund its various vocational initiatives. DECI primarily serves manufacturing and industrial clients located within the Research Triangle Park region, while also extending its supply chain solutions to broader national and international markets. By functioning as a self-sustaining enterprise, the facility utilizes its commercial contracts to create direct employment opportunities for individuals to work either internally at the organization or externally within the surrounding local economy. The nonprofit organization was officially founded in the year 1966 by the Durham Exchange Club.