Dirt Coffee Officially Opens Doors With Help Of Those With Autism

LITTLETON, Colo. (CBS4) - A coffee shop that is coming together for its community held its grand opening on Saturday.

CBS4 first told you about Dirt Coffee in December during its success as a coffee truck.

The nonprofit has a new store in Littleton, and has hired those on the Autism Spectrum -- giving them skills to succeed.

They hope to expand the program.

"We are rolling out our internship program this summer, and we'll bring in about 10-15 interns at a time hoping to train or employ 50 individuals within our first year," Lauren Burgess, Executive Director of Dirt Coffee, said.

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Burgess says that is exactly what she wanted when she launched the project a number of years ago.

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