321 Coffee is a nonprofit coffee shop and roaster staffed by individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. They are permanent vendors at the NC State Farmers Market (so make sure to go visit them and enjoy their people-focused coffee!).
Read MoreWhat started as Lindsay Wrege’s school project has turned into her full-time job. Her nonprofit, 321 Coffee, is dedicated to creating an equitable employment space for adults with developmental disabilities.
Read MoreDowningtown, PA native Michael Evans ’21 has called Raleigh his home for the past four years. Evans joined the Wolfpack as an engineering major but soon realized big data and statistics were his calling.
Read MoreIn the past five years, Michael Evans has been on the go: moving from Pennsylvania to North Carolina, studying abroad in Prague, changing majors, growing into an entrepreneur. After graduating from NC State with his bachelor’s degree in statistics this past December, he has kept his focus on the nonprofit coffee shop he co-founded during his time at NC State.
Read MoreWhen the coronavirus pandemic hit, 321 Coffee had to shut down and its staff, many of whom have special needs, were sent home. CEO Lindsay Wrege talked about how the business adapted and actually grew thanks to a new idea.
Read MoreWe all need some good news right about now. Let’s talk about the connection between 321 Coffee, a young entrepreneur, and the hot desert of Palm Springs, CA. Thanks to a $1,000 Entrepreneurship Fund award, Wrege had the opportunity to present at the 2020 Altitude Summit in Palm Springs, CA earlier this year to share her story of starting 321 Coffee as a freshman at NC State.
Read MoreThis is what our future looks like. And it’s blindingly bright. … We asked. You answered! We received countless noms from people all over the city across all fields—and here are Raleigh’s top 20 in their 20s: the leaders of today, tomorrow and beyond.
Read MoreLindsay Wrege is the founder of 321 Coffee, a non-profit coffee shop staffed by individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. By employing and empowering baristas and roasters with autism, Down Syndrome, and other developmental challenges, Lindsay has created a unique and powerful community at 321. Along with Sophie Pacyna, one of the roasters, Lindsay talks about their mission and why all employers should consider disability inclusion.
Read MoreWith small beginnings at NC State University during a Unified flag football game, the 321 Coffee team had a dream of bringing inclusion to their campus through the power of coffee! Now their business has grown and is making an impact in the Raleigh community. Hear about it from co-workers and friends Lindsay, Matthew and Megan.
Read MoreIn this episode of All Access with John Samuel, meet Lindsay Wrege, Founder and CEO of 321 Coffee located at the State Farmers Market in Raleigh, North Carolina.
Read MoreIn the episode, Jess sits down with Lindsay Wrege, the ambitious CEO of 321 Coffee, and learns how a dream became reality. Lindsey explains the foundation of 321 coffee and how it created vast opportunity for so many. Diversity and inclusion is so much more than checking a box, it’s a sense of value and belonging. It’s bringing ownership to the table where it was never brought before.
Read MoreRaleigh nonprofit 321 Coffee which employs individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities is making a Carolina Comeback. It celebrates a grand reopening and expansion of its space at the State Farmers Market in Raleigh, NC. NCSU student Lindsay Wrege started 321 Coffee in 2017.
Read MoreLindsay Wrege is a co-founder of 321 Coffee, a coffee shop on a mission to employ people with disabilities. She shared her process of starting a nonprofit and finding her why.
Read MoreThe players of the North Carolina Courage have chosen to play for Raleigh nonprofit 321 Coffee in the 2020 Verizon Community Shield. The National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) team with the most points at the conclusion of the Fall Series will win $25,000 for the business of their choice.
Read More80% of adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) are unemployed. We are changing this. 321 Coffee is a nonprofit coffee shop that employs adults with IDD. Our mission is to provide meaningful employment for adults with IDD and to model inclusion for other businesses to follow.
Read MoreRaleigh nonprofit 321 Coffee which employs individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities is making a Carolina Comeback. It celebrates a grand reopening and expansion of its space at the State Farmers Market in Raleigh, NC.
Read MoreThis week on the podcast, Lindsay Wrege shares the story of how she founded 321 Coffee in Raleigh and now operates as the CEO for this Raleigh non-profit. She shares about pairing your mission with your talents and her passion for building the community around her.
Read MoreRaleigh nonprofit 321 Coffee which employs individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities is making a Carolina Comeback, celebrating a grand reopening and expansion of its space at the State Farmers Market in Raleigh on July 11.
Read MoreA nonprofit coffee shop that employs people with developmental disabilities like Down syndrome reopens Friday after months of being shutdown during the coronavirus.
Read MoreIn third grade, Lindsay Wrege’s first friends were girls with various disabilities. Today, Wrege is the CEO and co-founder of 321 Coffee, a nonprofit coffee shop that employs individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD).
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