Hugs + Mugs Gift Shop & Cafe is a full service retail, specialty coffee and gelato cafe run by adults with Down syndrome. Wed like to extend a special THANK YOU to the Barrington Area Community Foundation which awarded us a generous grant for Hugs + Mugs!! This grant helped with our recent expansion project and is allowing us to enhance the career skills for adults with Down syndrome with
The original shop was run by 19 employees with intellectual and developmental disabilities. With over 80% of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities unemployed nationwide, Beaus Coffee created a path for people with disabilities to become more valued, accepted and included in
After two years of serving coffee at a booth at the State Farmers Market, a nonprofit is ready to expand thanks to the special employees who work there. "The 3-2-1 represents Down syndrome
Feb 25, 2020· At Bitty and Beau's Coffee Shop, cotton candy frappes are the house specialty and very popular. But they're not the only thing that makes this place truly special.
insideedition.comImage: insideedition.comLast month, Bitty & Beaus Coffee Shop opened in its third location. Its founder, Amy Wright, named the shop after her two children, Bitty and Beau, who both have Down syndrome.If you want to support local coffee shops that hire people with Down syndrome (or apply for a job!) weve got you covered. Here are 27 coffee shops that hire people with Down syndrome and other disabilities you can check out nationwide. 1. BeanZ & Co. Café.
Dec 13, 2019· Wright decided to start a coffee shop that offered employment to people with Down syndrome as well as those with other intellectual and developmental disabilities In January of 2016, the first Bitty and Beaus Coffee shop opened in Wilmington, North Carolina.
Author: Emilyn GilNov 11, 2019· ADA, MI A new coffee shop in Ada is providing volunteer and employment opportunities for people with disabilities. Jenny Cole, whose son Brody has Down syndrome, opened Brodys be Café on Oct. 31
Apr 06, 2018· Named after their two youngest children with Down syndrome, the Wrights opened the first Bitty and Beaus Coffee in Wilmington, N.C. in 2016. The café
Bitty & Beaus Coffee is more than just a place to grab a cup of coffee its an experience. While the shop is run by people with intellectual and developmental disabilities and the customers love the products, they really come in for the unique customer service experience.
Jan 08, 2019· Founder Amy Wright has two children with Down syndrome, Bitty and Beau, who the coffee shop is named after. She was aware that a majority of adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities are unemployed. Wright was determined to be part of the solution. The first Bitty & Beaus Coffee shop opened in January 2016 in Wilmington, N.C.