Benefits of Retail Stores with Developmental Disabilities:
- They will offer employment opportunities with competitive wages
- They will improve feelings of well-being and self-esteem
- They will provide opportunity that would otherwise not exist, expanding life experiences
- They will provide participation in the community-engaging with others; being known
- They will provide opportunities to make new friends and develop new and varied relationships
Benefits of Retail Stores for the Community:
- They will provide the community with a richer, more diverse environment
- They will provide the patrons with the satisfaction of supporting a business that provides valuable opportunity to an under served population
- 70% of the employees will be residents of the community
- They will provide After-School and Summer jobs to local High School students
- They will promote kindness, acceptance and inclusion in the community