A new mixed-use development, Bloc83 in Glenwood South, is also attracting retail tenants. Brunch chain First Watch and Raleigh-based 321 Coffee are signed to open in the space.

3... 2... 1... 321 Coffee is opening a new location within the courtyard of the Bloc[83] development at the intersection of Hillsborough Street and Glenwood Avenue this spring (fingers crossed for May!)—the second new 321 location to percolate, if you will (the first, on the 19th floor of the Raleigh Crossing building in partnership with Pendo.)

For those who may not be familiar, beyond brewing up beans, 321 Coffee’s mission is to employ individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities in the community—with its two new “hot” locations further answering the call. Keeping you sated and caffeinated seven days a week with the trademark upbeat vibe fans dig about the OG State Farmers Market spot, the new 500-square-foot Bloc[83] benevolent bean spot will feature a full coffee menu with rotating specials.

Lindsay Wrege ’21 is one of the many Pack members who have benefited by the historic fundraising effort of the Think And Do The Extraordinary Campaign. Wrege is helping adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities gain meaningful employment through 321 Coffee, a company that she co-founded.

At the end of the 2021 Threads Senior Collection show, 321 Coffee barista Matthew spoke to the audience about the impact of the “Sonder” collection. “We look beautiful today, and because of that, we are confident.”

Clothing should bring the wearer joy when they put them on. Our collection, Sonder, is designed to bring awareness to the lack of adaptive clothing options in the fashion industry. Thanks to our friends at 321 Coffee for helping us bring our collection to the world.

Locally owned coffee shop 321 Coffee announced via Twitter this week that they will be opening their first stand-alone shop this spring on Hillsborough Street (615 Hillsborough St.) in the Bloc83 building (directly across the street from Char-Grill). If you are not familiar with 321, they are a coffee shop and roaster that employs individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD).

321 Coffee, a cafe and roaster that exclusively employs people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, is opening a new storefront in downtown Raleigh. The coffee shop and noshery will open in spring at 615 Hillsborough St., in the Bloc[83] courtyard, near Char-Grill. It will feature a full coffee menu with light food offerings and rotating specials.

A local coffee shop and roaster that employs people with special needs is expanding into a new location. 321 Coffee announced it will soon open a new storefront in downtown Raleigh at the intersection of Hillsborough Street and Glenwood Avenue.

Locally owned coffee shop 321 Coffee’s first standalone location will be at Bloc83. The company is owned by two North Carolina State University graduates who founded the company on the basis of inclusion. It now employs 31 adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

NC State alumna Lindsay Wrege ’21 is helping adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities gain meaningful employment through 321 Coffee, a company which she co-founded. With support from the university’s Think and Do the Extraordinary Campaign, the former Park Scholar was able to create this inclusive business in 2017 — while she was still earning her undergraduate degree.

321 Coffee — a cafe and roaster that exclusively hires people with intellectual and developmental disabilities — is launching an expanded partnership with Pendo to service the software company’s new in-office coffee bar when it opens in early 2022.

80% of adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) are unemployed. 321 Coffee's mission is to change this. 321 employs over 30 adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). They are the ones roasting the coffee, taking the orders, and making the lattes. 321 Coffee is demonstrating the value of an inclusive business model.

Individuals with disabilities tend to see a drop off in career opportunities and support following high school graduation. Lewis Sheats, former assistant vice provost of entrepreneurship, sits down with the founders of 321 Coffee, Lindsay Wrege and Michael Evans, to discuss how to provide employees with disabilities a meaningful way to contribute to society.

Located at the State Farmers Market in Raleigh, NC, 321 Coffee employs adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. On Nov. 2, 2021, the company announced a partnership with Pendo, which will create more cafes and more jobs.

When coffee can be found just about anywhere, there’s a thin and distinct line between a great coffee shop and just a place to get a cup. Overwhelmingly, voters in the News & Observer’s Triangle Coffee Bracket declared 321 Coffee, a brand built to offer jobs to people with developmental disabilities, as the area’s top coffee shop.

This week we’re celebrating a major win for inclusion in Raleigh, as local fave 321 Coffee just announced a new partnership with Pendo to open a second brick-and-mortar in the City of Oaks. This new location will service Pendo employees on the 19th floor of the new Raleigh Crossing tower in DTR beginning in early 2022.

321 Coffee — a cafe and roaster that exclusively hires people with intellectual and developmental disabilities — is launching an expanded partnership with Pendo to service the software company’s new in-office coffee bar when it opens in early 2022.