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Sunday, August 07, 2022Lincoln Square Nonprofit Uses Spent Grain From Half Acre, Pilot Projects Brewing To Make Dog Treats
by Alex V. Hernandez / Block Club Chicago / August 5, 2022 Two nonprofits have partnered to employ adults with developmental disabilities by selling dog treats made with spent grain from local craft breweries. LINCOLN SQUARE — A Lincoln Square nonprofit offering job training to adults with developmental disabilities has created a unique new opportunity for its participants: creating and selling dog treats from local breweries’ spent grain. Gateway To Learning, 4925 N. Lincoln Ave., serves more than 85
Thursday, October 14, 2021Lincoln Square Bakery With a Mission Revamps Space, Expand Hours
by Marissa Nelson / WTTW News / October 11, 2021 Alexis Long has a passion for baking, and the nonprofit Gateway to Learning’s culinary program is helping Long work toward her goal of turning her hobby into a career. “To be a French pastry chef and maybe move up to cakes,” Long said. Gateway provides life skills and workforce training to adults with “intellectual challenges and developmental disabilities.” One of the organization’s sweetest offerings is Dorothy’s Sweet Shoppe, a bakery located at 4925
Wednesday, September 22, 2021Dorothy’s Sweet Shoppe Debuts Upgraded Lincoln Square Storefront, Classrooms
The renovated space on Lincoln Avenue includes kitchen equipment donated by Sophie Evanoff, owner of pastry shop Vanille. by Alex V Hernandez / Block Club Chicago / September 17, 2021 LINCOLN SQUARE — Dorothy’s Sweet Shoppe has overhauled its Lincoln Square space with help from a Chicago-based nonprofit and pastry shop Vanille. The bakery, 4925 N. Lincoln Ave., is run by nonprofit Gateway To Learning, which provides learning opportunities to adults with intellectual challenges and developmental
Monday, August 30, 2021Empirical Brewery’s ‘Nine Lives’ Beer Benefits Tree House Humane Society, Where The Brewery Got Its Shop Cats
Proceeds from the beer's sale will benefit Tree House's Cats at Work program, which pairs unsocialized cats with businesses. by Joe Ward / Block Club Chicago / August 27, 2021 RAVENSWOOD — Empirical Brewery’s latest beer is a nod to the brewery’s shop cats, and proceeds from its sale will benefit the humane society that paired the animals with the business. The Ravenswood brewery this month debuted its Nine Lives beer, sales of which will benefit Tree House Humane Society in West Ridge. The proceeds will
