New workforce experiences will be available for young adults with autism this summer through blending SMILE Biscotti, a 12-year-old private entrepreneurial venture, with Essential Piece Enterprise, a newly approved vendor for Arizona’s vocational rehab services and sister entity of Arizona Autism Charter Schools (AZACS).
Essential Piece Enterprises is a sister nonprofit of Arizona Autism Charter Schools and provides job and career-readiness programming for high school graduates on the autism spectrum.
Its Entrepreneurial Training Center houses four innovative businesses: a coffee shop, a silk screening/retail shop, a shipping/receiving store, and a tech repair/AV studio…