Riverside Coffee Shop utilizes Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA), a scientific-based approach, to teach skills such as money management and nutrition-based cooking.
LENOIR CITY, Tenn. — People relying on caffeine to get through the day can attest that a cup of coffee can change everything.
Offering more than delicious lattes and mouthwatering pastries, the nonprofit is a safe place for people with special needs to learn essential life skills. The mission is to change lives.
Founder and Board Certified Behavior Analyst Angela Lee developed the programs at Riverside with her son Tristan in mind.
“I have my own son with Down syndrome, so I guess I had an idea in my mind of things that I knew he needed to learn,” Lee said.
Riverside employs people with special needs and offers vocational, personal and life training. The programs utilize Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA), a scientific-based approach, to teach skills such as …