Katherine Martins, an interim co-program director at Concord In The City, with Jason, who suffers from autism, at their organization’s coffee shop at 3407 Lake Shore Blvd. W.
The charity operates a day-program for adults with autism that provides work and on-the-job training for about 10 adults who suffer from autism. The shop is opened at different hours on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday.
The program, which was founded by two area residents, teach the adults money handling skills, food handling, stocking and their expiry dates. “This is a wonderful program,” Elizabeth Whitwell wrote. “The staff is very caring and provide a very interesting program for the participants. My daughter loves coming to Concord.”