Make a difference!
Shop with a purpose this holiday season! It's the ideal time to make a difference without spending extra—your purchases can empower neighbors facing challenges to gain independence, enhance life satisfaction, reduce reliance on scarce resources, alleviate stress and anxiety, boost self-esteem, and foster happiness.
United, we make a stronger impact! Our collective support and dedication to improving opportunities for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities have inspired the compilation of this consumer list for the greater Cincinnati area.
There are four requirements:
SHOP LOCAL: Businesses must be in the greater Cincinnati area.
SMALL BUISNESSES: The businesses must be considered a small business, mom and/or dad entrepreneurs, disability-owned or disability related nonprofits.
SUPPORTS THE IDD COMMUNITY: Supports a family that includes an individual with a disability, is disability owned and/or operated, and/or primarily employs individuals with disabilities.
PROVIDES GOODS AND/OR SERVICES TO THE PUBLIC.
ICE CREAM
ScoopAble Ice Cream (Loveland, Ohio)
Special Neat Treats (Loveland, Ohio; mobile)
COFFEE
The Coffee Caravan (Lebanon & Franklin, Ohio)
Point Perk Coffee Shop (Covington, Kentucky)
RESTURANTS, BAKERIES, TREATS (for dogs too!)
Brewhaus Bakery & Dog Bones (Cincinnati, Ohio)
Maggie's Marvelous Mini Cheesecakes (Blue Ash, Ohio)
The Precinct Cafe (West Union, Ohio)
Zels Gormet Flavored Pretzels (Covington, Kentucky)
Apparel, Art & Collectables
Aaron’s Art for Autism (Cincinnati, Ohio)
Allie Art (Cincinnati, Ohio)
Cards by Jacob (Cincinnati, Ohio)
Cortees (Cincinnati, Ohio)
Inside Out Studio (Hamilton, Ohio)
Made by Morgan (Cincinnati, Ohio)
Puzzle Pieces (Cincinnati, Ohio)
The Happy Groundhog Studio (Cincinnati, Ohio)
The Point Apparel (Latonia, Kentucky)
SERVICES
Brody’s Music Service (Cincinnati, Ohio)
The Point Commerical Laundry (Covington, Kentucky)
The heart, hard work and sacrifice that goes into every small business that benefits individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities is immeasurable. The impact is also immeasurable. Help make a difference one purposeful purchase at a time.
Please email Amy at kennedyscruisers@outlook.com with any businesses that meet the criteria listed above and help grow this list.