by EV Gifts | Aug 4, 2016 | Uncategorized
A few weeks ago, Allison Wright and her job coach walked into Extraordinary Ventures with beautiful frames and ornaments that they were interested in selling. As Extraordinary Ventures only employs individuals with autism and developmental disabilities, our first...
by EV Gifts | Aug 3, 2016 | Uncategorized
Recent actions by police against individuals with autism has emphasized the importance of police being aware of the special needs of people with autism and developmental disabilities. After a man with autism’s caretaker was shot by police in North Miami last...
by EV Gifts | Aug 1, 2016 | Uncategorized
Employment Matters Individuals with an intellectual or developmental disability (IDD) face incredible challenges to workforce participation. Among people with disabilities, those with IDD have the lowest rates of employment, workforce participation, and compensation....
by EV Gifts | Jul 29, 2016 | Uncategorized
Asperger’s Are Us is a comedy troupe based in Boston that features four individuals with autism that met 11 years ago at a summer camp. Their brand of humor could best be described as absurdist deadpan, and is really worth checking out for yourself:...
by EV Gifts | Jul 28, 2016 | Uncategorized
Check out this read from Scientific America about why parents and doctors may need to revisit the notion that children with autism should focus on learning only one language. The bit about how learning a parents native tongue can improve connectedness was particularly...
by EV Gifts | Jul 26, 2016 | Uncategorized
New Ways to Serve the Mission Extraordinary Ventures continues to experience rapid growth of its business platforms. EV Laundry is entering another fantastic season and remains the company’s number one source of employment. EV Office Solutions has taken on new...
by EV Gifts | Jul 22, 2016 | Uncategorized
One of our EV employees Michael Nager had the opportunity to travel down to Miami, FL with his family to learn from Chef Ricardo, a pastry chef at Le Cordon Bleu of Miami. Michael and his mother Faith Nager learned about this opportunity at the EV Conference held last...
by EV Gifts | May 30, 2014 | Uncategorized
At Extraordinary Ventures, we love partnering with other businesses in our community. One of our Chapel Hill community partners includes Chapel Hill Whole Foods. Last Wednesday, we hosted the Whole Foods Whole Body Team to tour our facility and discuss our EV Gifts...
by EV Gifts | Aug 21, 2013 | Retailer
Wow! It’s been over a year that our candles have been sold at Cameron’s Gallery in Chapel Hill. Fun fact: Cameron’s Gallery was our very first retailer. They were our guinea pigs and helped us understand how to sell to a retailer. They are a major...
