Disabled Young People Prepare for Independent Life at a Café
Translated from Turkish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.
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- A café in Beşiktaş supports mostly disabled young adults over 18 who grew up under state protection.
- The young people work in the kitchen and dining area while continuing their education.
- Volunteer mothers offer support without financial compensation, creating a home-like environment outside institutional care.
A café in Istanbul’s Beşiktaş district is helping disabled young people raised in state care prepare for life beyond institutional settings.
Opened with support from donors, the café gives mostly disabled young adults over 18 a warm, family-like place where they can continue their education, work and socialize. Volunteer mothers support the young people without expecting anything in return.
The young people visit the café outside school hours. They prepare meals and pizza in the kitchen, serve customers and practice communicating with them as they gain experience in daily working life.
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Originally published by Sabah in Turkish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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