For Café Inclusio owners, opening the first location of Café Inclusio, a café created as a way to provide job opportunities to adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities, It's been a dream come true for years.
Her co-owner Suzanne Boudreau said in an interview that her lifelong friend Nathalie Perron and her husband Pierre Arsenault brought the idea to her around 2017. I explained. what comes next.
Boudreau and her Arsenault son Joël Arsenault have a form of autism that makes it difficult to communicate with others, and Perron's son Samuel Dégarie has Down syndrome. increase.
"We know that people with mental health problems or disabilities of any kind are less likely to get a job," says Boudreau, her social worker who also works as a social worker. says.
"I know there are a lot of companies out there that are great at helping with hiring. I know I have a son who is having a hard time hiring, so I wanted to add to that." She said.
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Joël and Samuel are very passionate about their work.
“They love the whole process, they love interacting with people, they love when we can tell them they are doing a good job. I feel good,' she said Boudreau.
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This business will be launched in 2019 as a pop-up her business where boys serve coffee at events and festivals. started.
When the pandemic shut down most of these events, they turned to a wholesale model of delivering coffee to people's homes. So when the opportunity arose to offer a place in Dieppe's historic Villa des Wallons, they jumped at the chance.
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Soft opening Friday, thanks in part to Café Inclusio's loyal social media fan base.
Her client Charline Ouellette said on her second visit to the cafe on Monday: Good location and everything is delicious.
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Mr Arsenault considers expanding team and hiring other adults with disabilities said.
“The training process identifies very specific tasks and provides very clear instructions and lots of support to repeat those tasks until mastery. support," she said.
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