Your coffee purchase helps Brookwood in Texas (BiG) provide meaningful work, housing, and lifelong support to people with disabilities.
These adults, known as Citizens of this extraordinary community, are involved in meaningful and creative work, producing marketable items such as handcrafted pottery, jewelry, artisan soaps, and culinary delights like pies, cookies, and muffins. They even create organic dog treats.
These unique products are sold in BiG’s gift shop, which has been voted Best Boutique in Georgetown for seven consecutive years, as well as in their café, listed among Yelp’s Top 100 Places to Eat in Texas.
The Citizens are actively involved in these retail spaces, not only showcasing their exceptional talents but also delivering outstanding customer service. Through these efforts, BiG is reshaping societal perceptions, promoting inclusivity, and celebrating the remarkable abilities of adults with disabilities.
When you purchase Generous Java coffee through this page, you become part of BiG’s mission. A percentage of every purchase goes directly to BiG, helping them improve lives of adults with special needs.
BiG provides a work program that educates, trains, and supports adults with intellectual, physical and emotional disabilities, including autism, brain injury, cerebral palsy, Down syndrome, epilepsy, and more. The program is designed to draw on the unique strengths of each individual, providing adjustable tasks and responsibilities that allow supervisors to make necessary job modifications. This ensures that every adult can participate in meaningful and fulfilling work.
The greatest fear for parents of children with special needs is what will happen to their children when they can no longer provide care themselves. To address this, BiG has established Grace Place, a residential community located in Weir, just seven miles from the vocational campus. Grace Place includes community homes for men and women, a Tiny Home Village, and a Community Gathering Space, which is currently under construction. The campus will also feature a chapel, an events venue, and various community-oriented businesses such as a pet resort, an outdoor movie theater, a pick-your-own sunflower field, and much more. Once completed, Grace Place will provide homes where 80 Citizens will thrive for a lifetime.
At Generous Java, our mission extends far beyond just brewing exceptional coffee. We’re dedicated to building a stronger, more generous community in Austin through partnerships that create lasting change. This year, we had the privilege of teaming up with the incredible folks at Doxa Coffee Roasters for a memorable experience at Sunday Service at SXSW. Together, we raised thousands of dollars for Foster Village, helping them to continue their work of serving and assisting foster families within our community.
But the generosity doesn’t stop there! We’re already planning more exciting events and collaborations that will make a real impact in the coming year. Want to be part of the movement? Keep an eye out on our Events Page for upcoming opportunities to enjoy free coffee, connect with joyful people, and support meaningful organizations like Foster Village.
