Old Town disability-inclusive ice cream shop raises nearly $10K to reopen

During her time at Tandem Employment Services, Cassidy Dellemonache said she has watched people with disabilities struggle to find employers. After years spent searching for opportunities to help people, she said she began to think about how she could create them herself.

“I’ve been working with people with disabilities for the last 10 years and really trying to get jobs in the community,” Dellemonache said. “(I thought), well, things aren’t working, so I guess I’ll go do it.”

Dellemonache said she originally imagined starting an ice cream truck business to create jobs for the people she worked with. She found one she intended to buy, but while she was out of town, it sold…

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