OVERLAND PARK, Kan. — A popular Overland Park ice cream shop known for employing adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities is preparing to close its original location.
But this isn’t the end for the Golden Scoop. The nonprofit says it’s expanding its reach with a new mobile ice cream truck while keeping job opportunities available for its “super scoopers.”
The Golden Scoop first opened in April of 2021. It was a revolutionary concept, creating a business that would only hire young adults with developmental disabilities, people most businesses won’t hire, to teach them skills in the workplace and offer them a paycheck…