Everyone has an ability to offer their skills at Flavours, a North Little Rock restaurant that helps out those with developmental disabilities by providing them with employment.
Owner Fred Norman found that there were huge swaths of the population that were underserved – those who were forgotten and aren’t put into the spotlight. So, he decided to make a change by giving these individuals job training.
His goal is to provide an environment where interns can learn the nuances of cooking, practice their safety and knife skills, as well as tackle different ways of cooking.
It’s a husband and wife team, too. While Fred teaches workers at the back of the house, Cherry’s running the front. Both of them are running the restaurant like a well-oiled machine, giving people the chance to excel and shine.
This program teaches respect for everyone, and hope that the developmentally challenged can work along with those who aren’t. The goal is to encourage the interns to move on to other places using those newfound skills.
This program is designed to also help out children who have aged out of the foster care system and disabled veterans. Are you planning on opening up your restaurant to the disadvantaged? We’d love to learn about it – drop us a line.
