Brewing Futures Mobile CAFE - OASD

Brewing Futures Mobile CAFE - OASD Unique mobile classroom providing hands-on learning for students of all abilities in the Oshkosh Area School District (OASD)!

OUR STORY
In June 2022, the Oshkosh Area School District debuted a food truck focused on hands-on learning for students of all abilities - the first of its kind in the nation! Named Brewing Futures Mobile CAFE (Coaching Ability For Employment), the customized and fully accessible food truck is making its way to community events and businesses - operated by students receiving special education serv

ices. This unique mobile classroom will not only provide students with special needs real-life working opportunities, but it will allow them to engage with their community in a meaningful way and showcase their employability skills. MENU
The menu is flexible based on the event and will consist primarily of beverages, including coffee drinks prepared with equipment on the truck and packaged food items. As part of the learning experience, students will be responsible for creating a business plan and budget for each event with the assistance of peers and transition team teachers. REQUEST AND APPEARANCE
Community organizations and businesses are able to request the Brewing Futures Mobile CAFE to be a part of community events and business visits. For additional information, please reach out to Mary Beth Connors, OASD Transition Coordinator at [email protected]. The Brewing Futures team is so grateful for the outpouring of support and interest from the Oshkosh community and beyond! Requests for appearances are evaluated based on the truck's current event schedule and student and staff availability.

The end of the school year is here and Vel Phillips went out in style. They had an end of the year carnival that was hop...
06/07/2026

The end of the school year is here and Vel Phillips went out in style. They had an end of the year carnival that was hopping. We had the pleasure of serving some fun drinks and treats. Thank you for the invite and we wish everyone an awesome summer break.

This week is a busy one. We will be at 4 community businesses serving up some delightful summer drinks.

The Miracle League of the Fox Valley is an organized, non-competitive baseball league that gives children and teens with...
05/29/2026

The Miracle League of the Fox Valley is an organized, non-competitive baseball league that gives children and teens with physical and intellectual disabilities the chance to play ball. Today was the day to meet their coaches, get schedules, and pick up shirts. Brewing Futures was invited to attend and serve up some dinner to their athletes, coaches, and families.

We had a great crew on today. They served over 160 people. Great job crew! Also, one of these rock stars was on for his last shift as he is graduating and moving on. Thank you to the Miracle League for the invite and allowing us an opportunity to showcase all that he’s learned. Remarkable!

Next week we will be rolling up to Menominee Elementary. Get ready Blue Jays!

Today Brewing Futures spent the lunch hour with the students at Roosevelt. A fun lunch of sweet corn, hot dogs and burge...
05/28/2026

Today Brewing Futures spent the lunch hour with the students at Roosevelt. A fun lunch of sweet corn, hot dogs and burgers were served by Chartwells Foodservice. These lunches were served up on a blue frisbee, handed out from the truck. This was a great collaboration, celebrating the end of the year. Thank you, Roosevelt, for having us today!

Tomorrow we will be serving up the athletes and coaches of the Miracle League in Kimberly. Excitement will be in the air as the athletes meet their coaches and get ready for their summer season.

Today was Project Search Mentor Appreciation Day at Ascension. The Project Search interns jumped on board to make and se...
05/27/2026

Today was Project Search Mentor Appreciation Day at Ascension. The Project Search interns jumped on board to make and serve drinks and treats to their hospital mentors. We appreciate this partnership and value the skills taught as now our interns will graduate and become productive community members. Thank you Ascension and the awesome Project Search staff!

Brewing Futures will be partnering with Chartwells Foodservice tomorrow to serve lunch off of the truck at Roosevelt. What a fun activity at the end of the year!

Today we experienced a first. We served at an end of the year luau-themed dance at Carl Traeger. The Timberwolves were e...
05/14/2026

Today we experienced a first. We served at an end of the year luau-themed dance at Carl Traeger. The Timberwolves were energetic to say the least.

We came up with some fun drinks to offer and it went great. We offered drinks like the “Orchid Island Lemonade”, “Aloha Mango Blast”, “Volcanic Cooler”, and the “Timberwolf Howl”. Our student workers did an awesome job!

Next up is a visit to Ascension hospital, where our Project Search interns will be treating and serving their own mentors. Project Search is successful for many reasons, but one important reason is our partnership with Ascension. Together we are building brighter futures.

Our event on Mother’s Day was a really good one. We served up some tasty treats and some delicious, thirst quenching dri...
05/11/2026

Our event on Mother’s Day was a really good one. We served up some tasty treats and some delicious, thirst quenching drinks. A huge thank you to The Paine for having us. This was another great opportunity for our students to shine!!

The Paine was a beautiful place to be, and it was very well attended by our community. Happy Mother’s Day to all of the mothers out there!

Next up is an end of the year dance at Carl Traeger on Wednesday, May 13th. We’re coming Timberwolves…get ready for what we’re brewing.

Today we rounded out Staff Appreciation with a visit to Menomonee Elementary. What a great visit. We had a rock star cre...
05/08/2026

Today we rounded out Staff Appreciation with a visit to Menomonee Elementary. What a great visit. We had a rock star crew on board, including one student who was on for the first time.

Thank you to Menominee for the invite. We hope all staff had a great week and enjoyed all of the Staff Appreciation treats throughout the week.

Next up is Mother’s Day at The Paine. What a wonderful opportunity for our community to be able to enjoy The Paine, free of charge. Stop by and see what we have brewing…

Read Elementary invited us to serve their awesome staff yesterday. We were graced, once again, by our fabulous Project S...
05/08/2026

Read Elementary invited us to serve their awesome staff yesterday. We were graced, once again, by our fabulous Project Search interns to staff the truck. These three interns did a great job.

Tomorrow takes us to Menominee Elementary to serve their staff some well deserved treats. Get ready Blue Jays…Brewing Futures is brewing up something good for you!

Today we received a very nice Thank You card from an event we served at in April at Sunnyview Expo Center.  Our communit...
05/05/2026

Today we received a very nice Thank You card from an event we served at in April at Sunnyview Expo Center. Our community never ceases to amaze us and we always appreciate the support and opportunities for our students. Thank you to UW-Madison, Extension Winnebago County!

Tomorrow we will be serving the staff at Read Elementary! We’ll be brewing something good…

What a great way to start Staff Appreciation Week!  Today we served at Emmeline Cook with three of our awesome Project S...
05/04/2026

What a great way to start Staff Appreciation Week! Today we served at Emmeline Cook with three of our awesome Project Search interns. We love to collaborate with our other phenomenal programs. Thank you Mrs. Zander for sharing your interns with us.

Wednesday takes us to Read to continue our Staff Appreciation events.

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