New Leaf, Inc. Information

New Leaf was incorporated in 1969 in Skagit County by the parents of a few adults with developmental disabilities in order to provide their sons and daughters with employment. They provided jobs and services in everything from growing plants in a greenhouse and mowing lawns to digging graves. Everything changed in 1972. Our grounds maintenance contract was a pilot project at NAS Whidbey Island in that year, and we are still considered the pioneer in our field and recognized internationally as the holder of the oldest active federal service contract. New Leaf moved to Oak Harbor. In 2009 New Leaf celebrated its 40th anniversary of service to people with disabilities and our community. Through the years New Leaf has survived changes in politics and in programs, and has evolved to where we are today. We are a not-for-profit and affirmative industry. That is, we pay for our mission with quality competitive contract services, not relying solely on public resources or grants for funding our programs. We now are members of the Puget Sound Navy Region Alliance; a consortium of four Community Rehabilitation Programs (CRPs) in the Puget Sound who, at the Navy’s request, generated an amalgamated contract for grounds maintenance and janitorial services on six Navy bases. New Leaf was in charge of the construction of the contract and was a lead on the negotiation team. New Leaf currently has 120 employees who administer and work on five federal service contracts; at NAS Whidbey on Whidbey Island – base-wide grounds maintenance of over 500 acres, base-wide janitorial services in ninety-five buildings, food attendant services at the galley, and shelf stocking and custodial services at NAS Whidbey Island and Smokey Point Naval Support Services commissaries.