Our retail store at 1300 Post Road in Fairfield provides our team members ample opportunity to exercise their ability to read, perform math, and use fine and gross motor skills. They package and sell our products while learning practical skills, including customer service and retailing.
Focused Skills Development
1. Communication: Includes appropriate customer and co-worker interactions.
2. Shopkeeping: Includes inventory control, money handling, and cleaning.
3. Marketing: Includes social media content, merchandising, and promotions.
4. Office: Includes use of copier/printer, filing, and phone etiquette.
5. e-Commerce: Includes order retrieval, packaging/ mailing, reading, and writing. 6. General Life: Includes time management, task analysis, hygiene, and professional expectations.
At our production facility located at 2861 Fairfield Avenue in Bridgeport, our team members are introduced to and instructed on various skills necessary for the successful production of dog treats, no-sew pet blankets, and pet toys. They prepare and bake our products while learning skills, including quality control and kitchen safety.
Focused Skills Development
1. Food Safety
Implements safe practices of food handling, storage, and preparation.
2. Kitchen Safety and Cleanliness
Implements sanitary methods and safe use of high-temperature ovens/trays and appliances.
3. Baking Skills
Implements reading, math, repetitive tasks, sequential ordering, and fine motor skills.
4. Non-Baking Skills
Implements hand-eye coordination, tying/knotting, and spatial recognition.
5. General Life
Includes time management, task analysis, personal hygiene, and professional expectations.