Lindsay Wrege was just a freshman at NC State when she dreamed about starting a company. Now just a few years later 321 Coffee is inspiring the community where I live Raleigh, North Carolina.
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A nonprofit coffee shop in Raleigh, North Carolina, founded by a college student is making a big difference for special needs adults. College student Lindsay Wrege started 321 Coffee after seeing the limited career options that existed for her friends with Down syndrome and other special needs.
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Cari Roccaro spent a beautiful Sunday afternoon making coffee and meeting fans at the 321 Coffee stand in the Market Shoppes of the State Farmers Market.
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If you are not familiar with 321 Coffee, you should be. They are a nonprofit coffee shop that provides meaningful work experience to individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
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321 Coffee is a nonprofit coffee shop whose baristas are all adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Founded two years ago by Lindsay Wrege, a third-year at NC State studying business entrepreneurship, what started as a student organization has now become a business that operates at the State Farmers Market.
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After two years of serving coffee at a booth at the State Farmers Market, a nonprofit is ready to expand thanks to its special employees.
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Lindsay Wrege is a superstar student—she’s a junior at N.C. State, a Park scholar and the founder of 321 Coffee, a coffee shop run by individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
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321 Coffee opened at the State Farmer's Market in Raleigh in March. It was started by a group of NC State students to help people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. It's a first of its kind place in the Triangle to get coffee.
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A campus organization founded at North Carolina State University has bloomed into a nonprofit coffee shop that’s changing the lives of some special people.
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321 Coffee is an organization here in Raleigh that is creating jobs for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) and building an inclusive community with them and their customers. Created by four NC State students, this coffee shop has grown quickly and now employs 21 baristas (all with IDD) at its stand at the State Farmers Market.
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321 Coffee is a heartening coffee shop staffed by adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). Their mission is to provide meaningful work opportunities to these adults by incorporating them into all aspects of the business. They greet customers, take the orders, process checkout, prepare and serve the drinks. They do it all.
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Childhood friends can play a major role in a person’s life, and this couldn’t be more true for Lindsay Wrege, founder of 321 Coffee at the North Carolina State Farmers Market.
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A college student started a coffee shop to help people with intellectual disabilities develop professional skills. Brut visited the cafe in North Carolina to speak with the founder and staffers of 321 Coffee.
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People with intellectual and developmental disorders (IDD) are heavily stigmatized in contemporary society, especially within the workforce. However, one group of students and volunteers seeks to change this standard with a new approach: a cup of coffee.
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When the world needs more good news, there is this. 321 Coffee has opened a retail location at the State Farmers Market.
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On Thursday, April 3, entrepreneurship supporters gathered in Stewart Theatre to the Lulu eGames LIVE, NC State’s annual startup competition. The winning teams were selected based on combined scores from a business plan and in-person pitch. The winner of the Fan Favorite Video Award in the Social and Environmental Impact category was 321 Coffee.
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A first of its kind coffee shop is celebrating its grand opening this weekend at the State Farmers Market in Raleigh.
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Bonnie D. Graham, host, welcomes three smart, dedicated, visionary, inspiring young leaders of the nonprofit 321 Coffee based in Raleigh, NC: Founder / CEO Lindsay Wrege, Charter Volunteer / Sales Rep Matthew Schwab, and CFO Michael Evans. 321 Coffee has operated as a pop-up coffee shop at over 30 events around NC State and the Raleigh community. On weekends, 321 Coffee serves at the North Carolina State Farmers' Market.
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321 Coffee, which began at N.C. State University, will be at the State Farmer's Market every weekend as volunteers with special needs serve up coffee.
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A pop-up coffee shop serviced by individuals with intellectual and developmental disorders, 321 Coffee was started by four Park Scholars in the Class of 2021.
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