Sara Heintzelman has spent nearly two decades working at the Centennial School of Lehigh University, an approved private school for students with emotional disorders and autism. She has watched them thrive inside the classroom, but finding that same level of support for those students in the workforce has been a different story.
That gap has stuck with her. Now, Heintzelman, a Hellertown native, is doing something about it by opening a business that will employ staff from across a neurodiverse spectrum.
Get Joy Ice Cream & Coffee on Rt. 378 in Lower Saucon Township is planning a late June opening with a mission that goes well beyond waffle cones and coffee…