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Breaking Grounds Café

Breaking Grounds Café offers training to people with disabilities who want to work in the food service, hospitality or customer service industry. The café offers fresh sandwiches, snacks and exceptional coffee. Seasonal favorites and gift certificates are available!

Breaking Grounds is located at 67 Main Street in Peabody, MA 01960. Call us at 978-854-5465, or visit the café’s website for more information.

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The Caning Company of Northeast Arc

For more than fifty years, The Caning Company of Northeast Arc has provided chair-weaving services to the general public, antique dealers and commercial businesses all over New England. The staff and workers are experts in all types of weaving, including hand cane, pressed cane, fiber rush and porch weave. Individuals interested in caning are offered work exploration opportunities to learn a variety of caning skills and potentially move to paid employment.

The Caning Company of Northeast Arc is located in the ArcWorks Community Art Center at 22 Foster Street, Peabody, MA 01960. Call 978-924-5413 for more information or click here to learn more about the services offered.

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Northeast Arc Heritage Shredding

Northeast Arc Heritage Shredding is the best solution for the safe destruction of your own personal or your company’s confidential documents. Services include the free delivery and pick-up of locked bins, Proof-of-Tracking, and Certificate of Destruction for FACTA and HIPAA compliance. Shredding is done by trained employees in a secure area, and shredded paper is mixed with thousands of pounds before being processed into pulp for recycling.

Northeast Arc Heritage Shredding is located at 27 Garden Street, Unit 4, Danvers, MA 01923. Call 978-531-0666 for more information.

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Shine Jewelry

Shine Jewelry is a bold line of one-of-a-kind jewelry handcrafted by artists with disabilities. It is available for sale at a number of retailers on the North Shore:

Annie’s, 11 Pleasant Street, Newburyport
ArcWorks Community Art Center, 22 Foster Street, Peabody
Breaking Grounds Café, 67 Main Street, Peabody
Eighteen Friend Street, 18 Friend Street, Amesbury
Moody Interiors, 131 Essex Street, Store Front #1, Salem
Peabody Essex Museum, East India Square, 161 Essex Street, Salem
Quiet Pleasures, 24 Chestnut Street, Andover
Refind, 72 Washington Street, Salem

For more information about Shine Jewelry, contact us at 978-924-5400 or shine@ne-arc.org. Stay connected with Shine on Facebook and Instagram.

parcels

parcels exclusively sells curated items made by, or through, businesses owned by people with disabilities or autism. The store celebrates the entrepreneurial spirit of people who are launching innovative endeavors to create new employment pathways. Your purchase from parcels supports paid employment for people with disabilities from around the world.

Visit the store’s website to learn more.

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