The Firland Foundation can trace its beginnings to the Firland Tuberculosis Sanitarium, which first opened in 1911 in Shoreline. Started by the Anti-Tuberculosis League of King County (which later became the American Lung Association) for the care of tuberculosis patients, Firland Sanitarium was turned over to the City of Seattle in 1912.Firland is a 501(c)(4) non-profit organization. The current workshop is located in Shoreline, Washington. The current facility was built in 1993, on the same grounds as the original Fircrest TB Hospital dating back into the early 1900's. The Firland Foundation has a board of directors made up of local community leaders in the field of Business Improvement and Doctor's and Nurses from UW and other local research agencies. The employee group consists of personnel who are skilled as machinists, part-markers, packers, de-burrers and assembly workers. Many who have been employed by Firland for 30-40 years. Our average LOS is 12 years. Our target is to maintain approximately 75% of our direct labor personnel with some degree of "disadvantages" that they face in daily life.The workshop is managed by individuals who are skilled in dealing with disabled/disadvantaged personnel and other life skills and we make an effort to accommodate each of our employee's unique situations.The workshop manufactures precision machined parts, sheet metal fabrication, and assembly of aircraft components.