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Attract, Develop and Retain Diverse Talent
Grounded Cafe to launch accessible food truck
PRESS TIMES
GREEN BAY – Grounded Cafe has made a name for itself by bringing employees with disabilities to the front of the house, taking orders, making coffee and whatever else they need to do on a given day.
Now, thanks to a $100,000 grant from the David L. and Rita E. Nelson Family Fund, Grounded Cafe will put some of those employees out in the community with a new accessible food truck.
“Here at the ADRC and Grounded Cafe, a cafe attached to the Aging & Disability Resource Center building on Adams Street in Green Bay, we’ve had some big dreams, changing how people see people, all people, no matter how old or what abilities they have, what color they may be, what social class they may be in,” ADRC Director Devon Christianson said. “For years, we’ve been hearing from our customers about high unemployment rates for persons with disabilities, as well as about the power of systemic ageism and discrimination that impacts people finding employment. We wanted to use the social innovation model within our nutrition program to create a new space where everyone belongs, abilities are celebrated and our community can gather.”...
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Fostering Diversity-Equity-Inclusion-Belonging
First Afghan evacuees arrive in Fox Valley; up to 200 expected in coming months
APPLETON POST-CRESCENT
FOX VALLEY – Six families evacuating from Afghanistan have resettled in the Fox Valley area, with many more expected to arrive in the coming months.
The six families all arrived within the last three weeks, World Relief Fox Valley director Tami McLaughlin said. The families include a total of 21 people, McLaughlin said, the start of up to 200 that World Relief Fox Valley is prepared to welcome to the area. Several more families are scheduled to arrive before Thanksgiving.
World Relief Fox Valley, a local affiliate of national resettlement agency World Relief, is leading the resettlement efforts of Afghan evacuees to the Appleton and Oshkosh areas....
Support an Entrepreneurial Climate and Small Business
Ongoing supply chain issues create push to shop local this holiday season
WLUK
APPLETON -- The holiday season is fast approaching, and local shops may be your best bet to secure gifts. That's because many say they have not been impacted from the ongoing supply chain issues.
The shelves in local shops may have more to offer than larger chain stores this holiday shopping season.
"This year, as we're looking at supply chain and some of the challenges some of the larger chains are having, we're not seeing that as much for the smaller businesses," said Jennifer Stephany, executive director for Appleton Downtown Inc....
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Special Event
Exhibitor registration now open for the 2022 find your inspiration event
GREATER GREEN BAY CHAMBER
GREEN BAY - Greater Green Bay businesses are invited to register as an exhibitor for the Greater Green Bay Chamber’s Find Your Inspiration career exploration and Youth Apprenticeship Job Fair event in spring 2022.
Find Your Inspiration, presented by the Northeastern Wisconsin Technical College, is a day-time career exploration event that exposes local eighth grade students and educators to different industries, career fields and education options in the Greater Green Bay area. The event guides students as they prepare for high school classes and helps them determine a pathway to their dream jobs. Area employers have the opportunity to showcase their industry and career paths at booths during the event.
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