DOCO Inc. Sheltered Workshop

11/05/2025

Our newest Lead with Kindness design has arrived — Kindness is the Harvest! This fall-inspired tee is more than just a shirt; it’s a reminder that when we plant seeds of compassion, inclusion, and understanding… we all reap something beautiful.

Each shirt is proudly made right here at DOCO Inc. by our amazing team of individuals with developmental disabilities — every print, every fold, every tag reflects their dedication and pride in their work.

By purchasing, you’re helping provide dignified employment and skill-building opportunities for our local community members with disabilities.

Available in two choices - graphite heather tee OR sand long sleeve tee! All tees are $20 and all long sleeve are $25. Youth sizes available as well ONLY in graphite heather - tees will be $15 and long sleeve for $20.

Available now at DOCO — wear your kindness and share the harvest!

10/25/2025

Big things are coming in DOCO!

We’ll soon have our own store (of sorts)!

We’ve been asked time and time again to have ready-made tees and hoodies - from screen printing to Lead with Kindness to our unique Ava Bears line. And soon we will!

10/06/2025

October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM) — a time to celebrate the Value and Talent that individuals with disabilities bring to our workplaces, our community, and our world.

At DOCO, Inc., we’re SO proud to provide dignified, meaningful employment for adults with developmental disabilities right here in Ava and Douglas County. Every task, every smile, every success story reminds us that ability shines brightest when given opportunity.

To celebrate, we’ve created a limited-edition NDEAM shirt highlighting the theme: “Celebrating Value and Talent.”
Each shirt is printed by our amazing team and supports ongoing employment opportunities for our workers.

Lead with Kindness. Celebrate with Purpose. Celebrate Value and Talent.

Each shirt is only $20 - all sizes Small through 4XL!

Grab your shirt today and show your support for inclusive employment!

09/19/2025

Week 3! One week left!

09/16/2025

Kindness is in our Bones this Halloween!

Spooky season is here, and we’re celebrating with a design that’s more than just festive—it’s full of meaning. Every shirt we create at DOCO is made with dignity and purpose by our incredible employees with developmental challenges.

When you wear our Lead with Kindness Halloween tee, you’re not only showing off your spooky spirit—you’re helping provide meaningful jobs and opportunities right here in Douglas County.

Inclusivity never goes out of style - all sizes are the same! $20 for small through 4xl in your choice of heather orange or heather purple!

We also offer youth sizes - 5t will be our largest toddler size - Small through XL in youth! Those are inclusively priced at $15!

09/15/2025

DOCO is not a recycling facility! We have not been a recycling facility in over a decade!

We will NOT take your cardboard, your glass, your paper, your furniture, none of it! We are no longer a recycling facility!

Please know I hate being harsh about this but yet again, someone attempted to just dump cardboard boxes in our parking lot right on top of the picnic table. If we were a recycling facility, there would be bins to separate it all. There is not.

We are a manufacturing facility designed to employ developmentally disabled. They do the work here. They are not your maids or sanitation workers. When you dump here, you are disrespecting them and nothing infuriates me more than that.

09/14/2025

Second week of Agape ball! Only two weeks left!!

09/10/2025

BIG thank you to Haley Storie for nominating us and CFA Branson Food Truck for feeding our staff today!

Congratulations to our first Local Hero winner: DOCO Inc. Sheltered Workshop

Dawn and her team at DOCO Inc Sheltered Workshop were nominated for the positive impact they make on their community in Ava, Missouri. They'll receive lunch on us today as we cheer them on to keep up the great work!

Know a business in one of the towns the Chick-fil-A Branson Food Truck visits that goes above and beyond for your local community? 🌟🫶🏻Show them love by nominating them as a local hero and they could win lunch on us!

Whether it’s your favorite lunch spot, a go-to family-run shop, or a business that always lends a helping hand - let’s celebrate the ones making a difference to the local community!

Tag your nomination on our original Local Hero post with the town they’re located in and tell us why they deserve it for a chance to win!

09/05/2025

Last night was the first Agape ballgame! It’s always so much fun watching our people play ⚾️❤️⚾️❤️ We missed David SO much but I believe he was watching and rooting us on ❤️❤️❤️

09/02/2025

We came to work this morning to find this. This is NOT OK.

THIS. IS. NOT. OK.

We have to remove it from our dumpster, set them aside, and pay to have it hauled off.

No one will be able to use the excuse of “we were recycling”. It’s a couch.

We have not been a recycling facility in over a decade. Please stop bringing us your trash. I will not let my disabled employees clean up someone’s else’s mess so I clean it up. My staff will not let me clean up someone’s else’s mess so they do it. And no matter who does it, IT IS NOT OK.