Junction Of Hope
http://junctionofhope.org/
Founded in 1998, Junction of Hope,is the first nonprofit restaurant that employees adults with special needs. The purpose of this restaurant is to give those with special needs the opportunity to seek outside employment.
Located in Chesaning, Mississippi, Junction of Hope, offers not only a restaurant, but a banquet room, training center, and linen facility where over 30 employees with special needs work. They only hire those who live in Saginaw, Shiawassee, and Genesee Counties.
Jobs are carefully assigned and each employee is paired off with a job coach that works to help make sure that employees are focused, doing a good job and feel proud of the work that they are doing.
Their website states that H.O.P.E means to them:
Happiness: A positive mental outlook
Opportunity: To perform in a real job
Perseverance: To get the job done
Empowerment: Gained from a day’s work.
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Great Non-Profit
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*Disclaimer – This post is for general information only and part of the Blogging From A-to-Z Challenge (April 2016). I am not affiliated with or endorse this non-profit organization. Please use caution when donating online.
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More A to Z Challenge Non-Profit Organization Posts (2016)
A is for A Kids’ Brain Tumor Cure
B is for Bat Conservation International
D is for Dads’ Make A Difference
G is for Gateway Cancer Research
H is for Hadley Institute For The Blind And Visually Impaired
L is for Lily’s Legacy
M is for Minding Your Mind
N is for National Association of Injured and Disabled Workers
T is for Terry Farrell Firefighters Fund
V is for Volunteer Lawyers Network
W is for Wreaths Across America
~Plucking Of My Heartstrings~ 
What a great idea! They chose the perfect name.
I think so too!
That is absolutely fantastic.
It sure is!
a great way to give jobs to those who might otherwise be unable to work.
It must make them feel so good about themselves. I love the idea of this non-profit organization.
Every county in the US should have a facility like this.
I have to agree!
Cheryl, thanks so much for stopping by my blog!!! I really, really like what you’re doing here – so helpful!!
You are welcome. I have been trying to visit as many a to z challenge posts as I can. I’ve been having Internet problems so that has slowed me down a bit. Thank you for stopping by also!
Thank you for sharing this, Cheryl and doing so much good raising awareness of these not-for-profit organisations. These organisations are so important. I haven’t worked for 2 years due my my health situation and while finding work at this point, hasn’t been something I’m ready for, I understand how important it is for others and what it’s done for me at other periods of my life. I am a member of the local Muscular Dystrophy Association and have met some young people with a form that leaves significant global developmental delay and physical disability. The most important things for these young people was having a boy/girlfriend and having a job. They might not have been academic but they certainly have insight!
xx Rowena
I haven’t been able to work either because of health issues and it really bothers me. It’s good that these people are made to feel that they are needed.
It has been difficult for me at times too, although since I had the chemo, I’ve also changed a lot as a person and my priorities changed. It has also given me the opportunity to write, which really has been my calling all along but while some younger writers have succeeded, I tend to think more life experience is a good thing. Perhaps, not quite all the life experience I’ve had.
I wrote about Oscar Wilde Yesterday and while he was in gaol, he wrote De Profundis his lover and he wrote quite a lot about suffering and his losses. I want to really spend some good time digesting this along with Dorothy Dix’s 10 rules for Happiness which I’ve just posted for Sylvia Plath. There was so much to take in.
Best wishes,
Rowena
I think we learn a lot from life experiences. Plus, the older we get the wiser we become. I truly believe that!
Great, inspiring post!
Thank you!
Welcome!