Annietober 365 Foundation
We are honored to share that we have started working with the Annietober365 Foundation. Annie's Cookies are a delicious and meaningful addition to our bakery, and give those who work in our bakery the opportunity to help make a difference.
When she was 9 years old, Annie Eisner began what became her annual cookie sale to raise money and awareness for Cycle for Survival, which funds rare cancer research at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC). Her triple chocolate chip cookies were beloved amongst her family and friends. She used to say that she was "curing cancer, one cookie at a time." Annie was incredibly dedicated to this cause, working hard to help cancer patients, never imagining that she would become one. Unfortunately, Annie was diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukemia on January 1, 2020, when she was 17 years old. Over the next 3.5 years she battled bravely, enduring so much including two bone marrow transplants. The world lost a little of its sparkle on August 25, 2023 when Annie passed away, but her good deeds carry on today as we sell her famous cookies to raise money for the Annietober 365 Foundation. All net proceeds from these cookies will go to research at MSKCC
Ethan and the Bean
Our goals are simple and from the heart: to increase the employment rate for persons with Autism & Intellectual Disabilities.
Our coffee shops are positive, empowering environments that support individuals in various workforce development skills related to hospitality. These specific skills are taught through our hands-on training programs and/or competitive integrated employment (CIE)*, with the hope of building job readiness, social awareness, self-esteem and so much more.
We value and respect all who walk through our doors and thank our entire community for being a part of the change. Hope is always brewing!
John’s Crazy Socks
John's Crazy Socks is a father-son venture inspired by co-founder John Lee Cronin, a young man with Down syndrome. John's affinity for crazy socks paired with his love of making people smile made our mission clear: we want to spread happiness through socks.
We opened our online store in December 2016 with the promise to offer the widest array of fun, unique and beautifully designed socks that let you express your passions and personality. We want to offer you socks you will love. And we deliver those socks with fast, personal service. We provide same-day shipping and every package includes a hand-written thank you note from John and some candy.
We also believe that giving back is important. We donate 5 percent of our earnings to the Special Olympics as they've played such a vital role in John's development. We continue to expand our charitable partners by offering and creating socks with specific "awareness" themes, such as our Autism Awareness Socks and Down Syndrome Awareness Socks.
We love what we do. We hope you love our socks and that your experience with John's Crazy Socks brings you happiness.
John Lee Cronin and Mark X. Cronin
Pony Power
For 25 years, Pony Power has connected people with disabilities or life challenges to the wonders of horses, farming and nature. They offer horse- and nature-based programs to people of all ages on their 13-acre farm in Mahwah, NJ, which is home to 22 horses, ponies, miniature donkeys, goats, sheep, pigs and honey bees.
Holy Bones
Holy Bones is a non-profit 501c3 organization located in St. Mary’s Church in Pompton Lakes, NJ. Our mission is to provide a safe and secure environment where people with intellectual and developmental disabilities can gain the satisfaction and self-esteem of producing something of value to our canine community. Our bakers produce no-preservatives-added healthy dog treats that are sold in stores throughout northern New Jersey and (coming soon) on the Holy Bones website.
Beloved Bath
Pam and Pat, co-founders of Beloved Bath, first met on the playground over 20 years ago. Their friendship deepened as they navigated their sons’ autism diagnoses, discovering the calming magic of lavender salt baths along the way. What began as joyful bath-making sessions with their boys grew into Beloved Bath—a mission-driven company creating beautiful products and meaningful employment for adults with autism.