Coffee for Good celebrated its Grand Opening with a Ribbon Cutting ceremony this week, recently after receiving 100% seating approval.
Coffee for Good (located in the 1858 Mead House located at 48 Maple Avenue in central Greenwich, CT) is an independent nonprofit that partners with Greenwich-based Abilis Inc. — and whose primary mission is to improve the lives of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities by reducing the unemployment rate in that community.
Coffee for Good operates a coffee shop, open to the public, as a training platform for people with differing abilities. They serve high quality coffees, teas, smoothies, hot cocoa, pastries, sandwiches and salads.
First Selectman Fred Camillo officiated the ribbon cutting along with Coffee For Good board-member Chris Franco. State representatives Ryan Fazio, Stephen Meskers and Harry Arora also attended
“Our concept,” stated Franco, “was to help young adults with special needs to develop marketable skills and find employment with businesses and organizations in our community. It’s so gratifying to see it all come together, all of you here today are evidence that we’ve already accomplished much”
The coffee shop, located at 48 Maple Ave. by the Second Congregational Church, is an independent nonprofit that partners with Greenwich-based Abilis Inc. to provide jobs for people with disabilities.
Their goal at Coffee for Good is to create a self-sustaining, nonprofit organization that provides training and jobs for people with disabilities. Coffee for Good gives their trainees the opportunity to succeed and be part of the local workforce.
Coffee for Good is part of a nationwide trend of over 30 independent coffee shops in 22 states that have opened in the last few years with the objective of employing people with disabilities, a community that suffers from chronic unemployment rates of over 80%. Fortunately modern technologies and automated coffee equipment make retail jobs possible for people with disabilities, provided they receive the right training. The training platform at Coffee for Good is crucial to their mission: reducing unemployment levels within our local community. Coffee for Good believes that after six to twelve months of employment and training, their employees will find competitive jobs in the community.
See More: https://coffeeforgood.org/
Photo courtesy: Coffee for Good.
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