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Good coffee. Greater purpose.

The coffee is how. The career is why.

We Make Coffee opened the door. The Inclusionary Learning Café™ is the pathway behind it — a two-year program that turns a working café into a classroom, and learning into earning.

The Learning Café See the menu
The we make coffee cup lineup — five sizes with the walking-cup badge, coffee beans scattered along the counter
24 monthsa two-year career pathway
20 certificationsone for every instructional month
1 goalcompetitive integrated employment
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Learning CaféThe model behind the coffee→ The Menu20 drinks, made with purpose→ The MerchTees & hoodies→
Inclusionary Learning Café™

The system behind We Make Coffee.

A two-year career pathway that turns a café into a classroom, and learning into earning.

The Inclusionary Learning Café™ is a 24-month, turnkey curriculum that partners with schools and service providers to prepare students with intellectual and developmental disabilities for competitive integrated employment. Students learn in a real café, with real customers, and build the skills, confidence, and record of success employers look for.

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24months, with 20 instructional months and 2 summer practicums
20micro-certifications, one for every instructional month
6strands, from café craft to employment and leadership
1goal: competitive integrated employment

The pathway at a glance

Two school years of instruction, each followed by a live summer practicum. Every month ends with a micro-certification.

Year 1 · Months 1–10FoundationsCafé safety, brewed coffee, espresso, customer service, prep and closing, cash and first banking.
Summer I · July–AugustPracticum IA live work experience at We Make or a partner café in the student’s own community.
Year 2 · Months 11–20Business & LeadershipBrand, graphic design, social media, budgeting, expense reports, inventory, vendors, and teaching peers.
Summer IIPracticum II: LaunchA more independent placement aimed at paid work, a steward-in-training role, or a pathway of choice.

How it works

The program plugs into the places students already learn, and keeps everyone looking at the same picture of progress.

Skills that stackSix strands cover the whole job, not just the drink
Café CraftSafety, brewed coffee, espresso, milk, beverages, and food safety.
Customer Service & EngagementHospitality, order accuracy, service recovery, and community events.
Operations & InventoryPrep, batching, FIFO, cleaning, closing, counts, ordering, receiving, and vendor relations.
Brand & CommunicationBrand development, graphic design, and social media management.
Money & BusinessCash and POS, budgeting, pricing, expense reports, and personal finance.
Employment & LeadershipSelf-advocacy, resume and interview skills, accommodations, teaching and coaching, and career planning.
Progress you can seeDaily notes, a Skills Passport, and DVRS alignment
Daily notes & monthly summariesA short record of what each student practiced, which supports helped, and what comes next.
Skills PassportEvery micro-certification is recorded in a passport the student keeps and can share with employers.
DVRS alignmentBenchmarks are mapped to NJ prevocational and Pre-ETS checkpoints, so schools and counselors can see how the work fits.
Eight consistent measuresDaily notes and eight consistent progress measures show what each student is mastering. Schools, families, and providers can see and share that progress.
AttendancePaceIndependenceAccuracyTask completionCustomer interaction readinessTolerance of environmentSustained work time
Built to be replicatedA trained steward at every site
A steward at every siteA trained We Make steward supports each school and partner location.
Train-the-trainerSchools and partners learn to run the program with fidelity, so it can grow community by community.
What every student leaves withCredentials, endorsements, and a transition summary
CredentialsUp to 20 micro-certifications, a Skills Passport, and a Certificate of Completion.
EndorsementsPeer Trainer, Employment Ready, and Steward-in-Training endorsements for students who earn them.
A transition summaryA summary families can share with employers, DVRS, and adult service providers.

Partners who care about our mission

Each partner teaches or supports a real piece of the job — and local employers help students move from practice to paid work.

Evermore Coffee RoastersCoffee craft training, from brewed coffee to espresso and menu skills.
Bank of PrincetonFinance units on cash, first banking, budgeting, and personal finance.
We MakeBusiness development, brand, practicums, and the steward who supports each site.

Who it’s for

SchoolsSpecial education programsTransition & adult service providersEmployersFamilies

Interested in hosting the Inclusionary Learning Café™?

Email us to schedule an in-person informational tour for your school, program, or organization.

cafe@wemake.works
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Inclusionary Roast

Medium–dark whole bean — rich and chocolatey with caramelized sweetness.

$1810 oz bag
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  • 10 ounces, whole bean, medium–dark roast
  • Roasted in Burlington, NJ by our partners at Evermore Coffee Roasters
  • Every purchase supports the journey from learning to earning
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Wear the mission

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Black we make coffee t-shirt with the white walking-cup badge over the chest

The Badge Tee

Soft black cotton, unisex fit — the walking cup right over the heart.

$28unisex · S–XXL
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The “Espresso Yourself” Hoodie

Heavyweight cream fleece — badge up front, the big red mascot out back.

$55unisex · S–XXL
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Muhammad Moe Siddiqu, Founding Executive Director of We Make Autism at Work
Muhammad “Moe” SiddiquFounding Executive Director, We Make Autism at Work
Our story

The coffee is how. The career is why.

We Make Coffee opened the door. The Inclusionary Learning Café™ is the pathway behind it, a two-year program that turns a working café into a classroom and learning into earning.

The gap

School ends. The supports shouldn’t.

For many young people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, the last day of school is the moment structure, staff, and daily routine disappear. Talent and drive are still there. A clear path to a job often isn’t.

Families end up building that bridge alone. We started We Make to change that, and we built the Inclusionary Learning Café™ so no one has to start from scratch.

What we believeEvery student deserves a path that leads somewhere. A café is where it begins.

The bridges we’re building

School to workClassroom learning becomes paid-job readiness through daily practice and live practicums.
Families to employersFamilies see what their student can do, and employers see a record that shows it.
Partners to peopleEvermore Coffee Roasters, Bank of Princeton, schools, and providers each teach a piece of the job.

Muhammad “Moe” SiddiquFounding Executive Director, We Make Autism at Work

Bring the Inclusionary Learning Café™ to your community.

Schools, providers, and employers are welcome to visit, ask questions, and see the program in action.

See how it works
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We Make headquarters 109 Route 31 North
Pennington, NJ 08534 Learning Café tours:
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