Nonprofits in the news: TLC opens new coffee station

Linda and Mike Paglia, fourth and fifth from left, co-founders of the Transitions Life Center, are shown with TLC members at the organization’s new coffee station. [Photo courtesy Transitions Life Center]

The Transitions Life Center nonprofit is dedicated to improving the lives of adults with special needs. The TLC community center offers structured continuing education in life skills, social skills and recreational activities. A recent new addition is an in-house coffee station.

A news release announcing the station noted that creating it has “been a true labor love.”

“We are thrilled to announce that thanks to the incredible support that we’ve received for our campus coffee station, we can now offer additional services to members of all abilities. These new opportunities will foster enrichment and growth, and inspire our members to succeed,” wrote Yvonne Carreiro, marketing and outreach coordinator, in the release.

The release noted that donors and supporters who helped make the station possible included the Holland family (Jennie, Elton and Hudson of J Holland Interiors); Jamie Gadoury, Deep Woods Handcrafted; Samantha Valvo, Supreme Stone, LLC; Vanessa Carnes; Gathering Café North; Red Fern Pet Lodge; SouthState Bank; Inter-County Recycling; Truluck team at Sellstate Next Generation Realty and Crippen CPA.

To learn more, go to tlcocala.org