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Coffee Companies That Emphasize Hiring Disabled Workers Fall Short

NonProfit Quarterly

The older you get, the more likely you live in poverty.” Bitty and Beau’s opened their first shop in Wilmington, NC, in 2016. As of 2022, people with disabilities in the state of North Carolina receive an average of $1,359 monthly from Social Security Disability Insurance. In other shops like Starbucks, they get more than minimum.

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A Framework for Business Action on Climate Justice

Stanford Social Innovation Review

According to the 2022 United Nations climate change report, 40 percent of the world’s population is highly vulnerable to the effects of climate change, meaning their physical and mental health is already affected by climate-related diseases and extreme natural events.