Please place your orders by messaging us on Facebook, Instagram or on our website specialsweets.org
All orders are due by Wednesdays 6 PM for pick up /delivery on Fridays (Fee on deliveries over 5 miles).
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***NSASA members please email us to inquire about your discount.
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ARTY ORDERS
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Welcome to Special Sweets – Delicious cupcakes are made by a team of individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities working alongside their instructors and other volunteers who have been collaborating since grammar school. When the students aged out of the public school system in June of 2021, and knowing the unemployment rate for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities is over 80%, they decided to put their baking skills to work and create a business. Building on their students’ love for baking, cultivated during their Life Skills classes, they established the cupcakery in their teacher’s Westbury kitchen. In August of 2022, Nassau BOCES welcomed Special Sweets to the Farber Administrative Center in Garden City, giving them access to a fully functional commercial kitchen and cafeteria. In addition to the upgrade in facilities, the collaboration with Nassau BOCES partnered Special Sweets with special education and culinary arts students in baking training as part of the agency’s workforce development program. Special Sweets is also recognized as one of Nassau BOCES Worksite Partners. From hands-on vocational classes to celebrating amazing birthdays and enjoying the community, the days are a beautiful blend of love, smiles, learning, and, of course, delicious cupcakes! Special Sweets offers specialized employment training for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. The program focuses on fostering independence, confidence, and essential job skills that empower individuals to thrive in the workplace! With personalized support and hands-on experience, we're dedicated to creating inclusive opportunities for everyone. Our vision is to expand our bakery to provide targeted training and career opportunities, with the ambition of opening a cupcake café. This will enable us to serve customers in person while providing invaluable hospitality training, ultimately creating even more vocational training and employment opportunities for many individuals. We are truly grateful for the steadfast support our community has shown us throughout the years. Your orders and kind words inspire us every single day, fueling our motivation and passion. Thank you for being an integral of our journey. WE FLOUR TO EMPOWER!!!
