This guest post is by Donna Beck, President of Special Scoops II Inc. Donna is applying for our Supporting Small Businesses That Hire People With Disabilities Grant Opportunity ran by my nonprofit KFM Making A Difference. You can learn more about the grant opportunity here.
I hope you can support my nonprofit like I’m trying to support our community. I also produce educational videos to celebrate neurodiversity by spotlighting individuals impacted by a diagnosis. Learn more on how you can help our cause with a small donation (just asking for $3 today, equal to your daily cup of coffee) here.
Our mission is to provide a place of employment for Special Needs Individuals. A place where they can feel comfortable and confident in the service they provide. We are a nonprofit business that employs ONLY special needs individuals. We opened Sept. 21, 2019. We received the business of the year award from our town on Nov 21, 2019.
We were able to keep our doors open every day during the Covid shutdown, by providing curbside delivery to our customers. We are located in Hastings, NE, population 25,000. We are the only business from Lincoln, NE to Denver CO to employ exclusively special needs individuals.
10 of our current employees have been here since our start up.
Follow my journey on Facebook, my Facebook Fan Page, & Instagram!
Kerry Magro, a professional speaker and best-selling author who is also on the autism spectrum started the nonprofit KFM Making a Difference in 2011 to help students with autism receive scholarship aid to pursue a post-secondary education.
Have Kerry, one of the only professionally accredited speakers on the spectrum in the country, speak at your next event by sending him an inquiry here. If you have a referral for someone who many want him to speak please reach out as well! Kerry speaks with schools, businesses, government agencies, colleges, nonprofit organizations, parent groups and other special events on topics ranging from employment, how to succeed in college with a learning disability, internal communication, living with autism, bullying prevention, social media best practices, innovation, presentation best practices and much more!
