Ryan’s Rise Up Café

They are a nonprofit café built on a simple but powerful belief that every person deserves the opportunity to grow, connect, and be valued. Inspired by Ryan and the community that surrounds him, the café exists to create meaningful employment and free therapeutically informed training pathways for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities and all abilities, while serving as a sensory-friendly, welcoming third place for the broader community.

More than a coffee shop, Ryan’s Rise Up Café is a model for what inclusive business can look like when inclusion is built in from the start and not added as an afterthought. People with IDD want to work, want to connect, and want to be part of their community. This café is built to make that possible. Founded by Jim Vail, Ryan’s father, this is a lifelong dream come to life.