Co-Founder & CEO Patrick Bardsley poses with a Spectrum Designs ad on the LIRR platform
Since its inception, its combined affiliates (Spectrum Designs, Spectrum Bakes, Spectrum Suds) have provided over 80,000 hours of paid employment, resulting in total wages of over $1M to this under-served population.
The 501(c)(3) was co-founded in 2011 by a trio of trailblazers, including two parents of aging children with Autism who wanted more for their sons and other children who faced similar adversities. The final result: A business born out of necessity.
The company takes pride in turning trainees into taxpayers while rewarding team members through pay raises and promotions. Spectrum was also lauded as a 2020 Best Places to Work by Long Island Business News.