NYC Cafe Joyeux promotes inclusion by employing and empowering disabled workers [Video]

MIDTOWN, Manhattan (WABC) — In NYC, there’s a cafe on just about every corner. But one shop in Midtown serves inclusion with every cup.

More than eight million people nationwide have intellectual or developmental disabilities, and about 80% of them are unemployed.

Café Joyeux recently opened in Manhattan, and it’s not all about profits, but also about promoting inclusion.

“I got jobs, but barely getting paid or didn’t get paid which is a problem in the disabled community,” said Rachel Barcellona, an employee at Café Joyeux. “We get hired, but no one pays us because they think we aren’t worthy or are a burden.”

But Café Joyeux is all about employing and empowering people like Rachel.

The idea for the business was born in 2017 in France. There are now 20 of these cafes in Europe.

The first U.S. location opened in Lexington Avenue in NYC last month, and already has a following.

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