Mission 26

Training young adults with disabilities to prepare them for work.

My name is John Boersma and I live in Hudsonville Michigan with my wife Cristi and my 4 kids Ty, Sadie, Hunter and Wrigley. I have a Special Education degree from Hope College and Master's degree in Integrating Technology in the classroom. I have been a teacher for 19 years, with the last 6 years working at the Tech Center in Ottawa County. I have worked in almost every setting as it relates to Special Education, and have worked over the past 25 years in various trades. I started Mission 26 because I have a passion for helping young adults with disabilities reach their full potential in their communities by showing them various career opportunities, teaching them various work skills and employability skills. The name Mission 26 was created because it is our "mission" to help young adults with disabilities learn the skills necessary to be employable before age 26, which is the age where special education services typically stops. On a personal note, my youngest son Wrigley has Down Syndrome and creating something like Mission 26 has always been a dream of mine, a place where people with disabilities can be trained and prepared for the world!

10/04/2026

One week away, whose ready! We are full with teams, have some amazing raffle items, Johnny B's BBQ and looks to be great weather!! 1pm sh***un start, come early to check out the raffle and get a little practice in!

09/15/2026

Another success story! Meet an awesome young man named Mason. Mason came through our summer program last year and I asked that he participate one more summer this year. He is a hard worker, reliable, kind and is willing to help in any way with a good attitude. He completed a second summer with us and he showed great potential. In comes Galloup, you see when you establish good partnerships there is an open line of communication and trust. Mark and his team had a need to fill and they reached out in regards to filling it. We knew Mason would be a great fit, but also knew Galloup would be a great fit…because they get IT. Thank you Mark and the Galloup team, you guys are awesome! Good luck Mason, you will do great things!

09/05/2026

We are looking for 2-3 new businesses to join our mission. Maybe you are on the fence, maybe you own a business, maybe you work for a business….we want you to come out and be a part of our outing, great food and raffle included! Please reach out directly to Jack Daniel DeGroot or myself to reserve a spot. We have a few spots left and would love to connect with you!

08/24/2026

Success story one from the summer: we didn’t post a lot on our new division, but we put a lot of thought and conversations into making something really awesome work! We partnered with Maple Hill Golf and they were top notch with their openness and their hearts. At the end of the summer we transitioned from supported employment to the young man getting hired by Maple Hill. The model proved to work, but it really was an employment success because of the right people, with good communication and great hearts! THIS is what it’s all about with Mission 26, its employees and our partners!

08/21/2026

We are so excited for our annual golf outing! The DeGroot Shootout golf outing helps raise funds to support our operations tremendously throughout the year! We would love to see everyone to help support our mission! Ways you can support include business sponsorship, item donations for the raffle, golfing or just showing up at the event! Reach out to Jack Daniel DeGroot or John Boersma to register for golf or donating to the raffle, you can also donate directly through our website www.mission26.org We appreciate all the support and look forward to seeing you!

07/23/2026

Session 2 final day: we got to spend the day at The Pines Golf Course helping clean around the clubhouse and picking the range…man we found a lot of golf balls! We also found time to celebrate and have a little fun too! What a fun group and successful second session, way to go and thank you so much Pines!!

07/22/2026

Session 2 day eleven: we got to spend the day with Ms. Mendy and learn to how to clean houses! Ms. Mendy is such a great teacher and patient person, the kids loved working and learning from her, thank you!

07/21/2026

Session 2 day ten: we started off our day getting a little dirty and sweaty helping our good friends over at Straight Line Directional Drilling & Geothermal, Inc. we helped clean the shop up, thanks for inviting us into your business!

In the afternoon we headed over to Allendale Ace Home Center to work with their crew putting out inventory that arrived on a shipment. Our crew always leaves with smiles saying it’s one of their favorites…because of the partners they get to work with. Their crew does an amazing job of walking alongside our crew, teaching them and helping them understand how to do the job, really a neat thing to witness in a work setting, thank you!

07/20/2026

Session 2 day nine: we spent the day hanging out with the animals at the The Critter Barn. We definitely learned that work around a farm never stops and Ms. Mary is a hard worker! We truly enjoyed our time learning and working with her, thank you!

07/16/2026

Session 2 day eight: we got to spend the day at Gemmen's Ace Hardware and Ms. Teri knocked it out of the park as usual. We got partnered up right away with putting out a shipment. In the afternoon we tackled some projects to help around the store. The staff is so great with our young adults, thank you for giving us your time and energy to help us learn your world of work today!

Address

Hudsonville, MI

Website

http://www.mission26.org/

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