We all have the power to create a more inclusive world. In their TEDxHartford talk, Noelle Alix and Kim Morrison believe it’s time to do so with employment. 80% of individuals with IDD are unemployed. They not only want to work, they can work. And everyone—including businesses—are the better for it when they do work.
Read MoreSarah Leathers, Founder and CEO of Healing Meals Community Project, shares in her own words the genesis of her nonprofit in The New England Pasta Company kitchen—and how along with BeanZ & Co., the three organizations are helping create a more compassionate community. Bonus blog content: Sarah Leather’s HartfordTedX talk, “Fueling Our Hearts with Food.”
Read MoreNoelle Alix and Kim Morrison met twenty years ago at a mother’s group for children with Down syndrome, and were instantly friends. That first meeting planted a seed that today has grown into BeanZ & Co., an inclusive coffee café employing individuals with and without intellectual and developmental disabilities—a place where everyone belongs. Watch “The BeanZ & Co. Story” videos by clicking read more below.
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