INDIANAPOLIS — Tabori Furlow smiled wide as he greeted guests at the Cheese and Thank You food truck Tuesday.
“Can I take your order?” Furlow asked a costumer in one of several dozen orders the truck dished out from a spot near Ohio and Pennsylvania streets in downtown Indianapolis.
This truck serves up more than bowls of macaroni and cheese, it is giving jobs to disabled adults who typically have a hard time finding work.
Vic Ryckaert/WRTV “It’s a training program for adults with disabilities,” said Kathy Ballard, director of community outreach for New Hope of Indiana. “They’re learning everything from the get go, from ordering the food, to preparing all the food, serving the food, customer service, running the cash register.”
Furlow, 20, is one of the three young people who work in the truck. He runs the cash register and said he learns “money skills” and enjoys meeting the customers.
“I like it,” Furlow said. “I like helping.”