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Our Story

Grow2Gather is a concept formed out of the adage “we can do better”. For years, Montgomery County citizens with developmental disabilities had a few choices of what to do with the rest of their life after they were done with high school. They could stay at home, attend Adult Learning Center, or work at a contracted sheltered workshop in a surrounding county. These opportunities are still viable, but we believe there should be more choices. There are a few opportunities for competitive employment but not for many in our rural community.

On May 9th, 2017, Developmental Disabilities Assistance Board of Montgomery County’s Board of Directors approved a plan to move forward and provide competitive employment opportunities for those we serve. The goal was to: A: provide an atmosphere that was welcoming to all B: provide our community something that did not already exist C: be a place where people with and without disabilities could work together for a common purpose D: pay everyone at least minimum wage. When the opportunity presents itself, we want employees to pick the jobs they are most successful at and enjoy doing. In other words, we wanted to help our community cultivate opportunities as one community…..Grow2Gather

The first step was to find a suitable building with possibilities for expansion. After many months of research and looking at different possibilities, the Board decided to purchase the property at 493 Booneslick Road in New Florence. We closed on the property on November 30th, 2017…and then the hard work began. Accessibility, interests, appearance, timelines, construction, plans…. let’s just say it continues to be a work in progress.

It is important for me to note, this is not a sheltered workshop. We receive no State or Federal dollars for this endeavor and we pay everyone at least minimum wage. It is our goal to provide products to our community and through the sales of these goods, pay our employees.

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