Aretha Wilson came to Goodwill to get help finding a job. Though she is a kind and personable individual, she has an intellectual disability that has made finding a job difficult. When we took her for an interview at Chick-fil-A on Chapman Hwy, they liked her immediately, recognizing the spark in her personality and her desire to work.
We worked with Chick-fil-A's management to answer questions about hiring individuals with disabilities and Chick-fil-A's management prepared their staff so everyone would know how to communicate with their new hire.
Now, it's a perfect fit! Aretha loves her new job and the staff at Chick-fil-A say that they've already grown to love and depend on her.
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