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No, not 'those' brownies.
Tasty Brownies Inside Ben and Jerrys Ice Cream Are Also Saving the World
by Good News Network - January 26, 2015
At Greyston Bakery located in a rough borough of New York City, they dont hire people to bake brownies, they bake brownies to hire people.
Youve tasted chunks of Greyston brownies if youve ever dug into Ben & Jerrys ice cream flavors like Chocolate Fudge Brownie and Half Baked.
A Yahoo food blogger reports that at Greyston Bakery nearly all the workers are hard-to-employ adultspeople who were previously incarcerated, addicted to drugs or alcohol, homeless, or faced other issues that made them seemingly unemployable
But not only thatit also offers subsidized housing and childcare to its employees, maintains community gardens and nutrition education classes, and offers free job training programs to the communitys needy.
Ben & Jerrys Values Led Sourcing program leads to purchasing decisions within the company that align with their mission of making ice cream a positive force for change.
Since the bakery was founded 32 years ago by a Zen master and businessman, Bernie Glassman, it has maintained an open door hiring policy, giving employment to people regardless of their work history or past incarceration, homelessness or drug use.
We believe that employment is a first step in an individuals path toward success, says the companys website.
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VanillaRhapsody
(21,115 posts)to put Ben and Jerry's on the shopping list.
Sienna86
(2,149 posts)Always good to hear there are people doing good things.
BlueJazz
(25,348 posts)That's what I'll be saying tomorrow.
catbyte
(34,398 posts)Laffy Kat
(16,382 posts)Guess I'll just have consume some now. Sigh. I give, and I give . .
BrotherIvan
(9,126 posts)Think about what could happen if we all bought from ethical small businesses? WE have the power to do it!