The Flower Cart Group believes that everyone has the right to meaningful, challenging employment. We are a conglomeration of social enterprises serving a dual purpose –we provide opportunities that enrich the lives of participants, and add value for Annapolis Valley businesses. - Baker’s Choice Fine Foods sells fresh, homemade-style products to retail and wholesale customers. - Flowercart Industries provides vocational training and work experience placements. - What’s Cooking? Commercial Kitchen & Co-Packing Services assists in the production and packaging of commercial food products. When you work with The Flower Cart Group you get a team of eager, willing, and able people ready to make a difference in your workplace and Support Workers who ensure that our team is always available, safe, efficient, and effective.
“It’s good work; I like it. The people are friendly and helpful and they help you out if you have any problems.” - Bruce Lightle , Contract Worker
To learn more about The Flower Cart Group, go to www.flowercart.ca or call us at 902-681-0120.
The Flower Cart Group has been helping adults with intellectual disabilities or complex barriers through Supported Employment and Training since 1970. nizations to know that we support people with intellectu- al and physical disabilities as well as people with mental health issues. In the last few years, we’ve brought in several partners for funding in areas in which we were lacking resources. We’ve worked closely with organizations from First Nations communities, the Employment Services, and the Nova Scotia Association of Community Living – basical- ly we work with anyone who is willing to champion the rights of people with disabilities. There are also people with dual diagnoses, both physical and intellectual, or physical and mental, or any combination. “It’s not just a choice between employment, socializing, leisure, and physical activity – it’s all of them if you want it.” HS : I’d also like to consider the question from our poten- tial clients’ viewpoint. There are many circumstances wherein the onus is on us. As organizations, we need to reach out to clients and to families who may be interested in our services, whether they’re potential partnerships with schools like school-to- work programs, or other community immersive experiences. We do planning with families and when the proper foresight is there, we can identify many needs early on and create five or 10 year plans. We can talk about potential community partners with them. A lot of our
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