We help adults with disabilities have more meaningful lives through innovative social and employment programs.
Learn about our social and employment projects below.
Please Note: In order to attend any of our activities, we recommend that you sign the waiver form that can be obtained by clicking the button below and return to us.
Peg DeGrassa, editor, wrote a recent article in the Delco Times publication on May 20, 2024. Check out the link below to see the article.
Jim Wurster was interviewed for the Delco Gives Day on May 8, 2024. Check out the link below to see the interview.
How You Can Get Involved
Call (610) 246-8939 and Just Ask Or Contact Us to get Involved.
Volunteer Program
Help us at the various craft fairs and music festivals we attend throughout the year. We also attend professional organization workshops to make people aware of the talents of our kids.
Sponsor Program
It does take money to do good. We can always use support at our weekly PAY WHAT YOU CAN Community Cup Coffeehouse and at our yearly Share the Love Fest that celebrates our coffeehouse. February 2022 is our 7th anniversary.
We are a public charity
All donations are fully tax deductible in accordance with the law. Your help and support in any way is greatly appreciated.
The Presbytery of Philadelphia Covenant Fund helped Our Community Cup Coffeehouse get off the ground and keep running for almost 8 years now.
What We Do – Grassroots NPO
New Avenue Foundation is a grassroots, nonprofit organization comprised of families who are interested in creating innovative programs and services for people with disabilities. We focus on goal-oriented social programs, community inclusion and employment opportunities. We are especially looking for families in Delaware County who believe they can play a role in achieving these goals and who are willing to work toward them for their family members. We are interested in having more families join our efforts.
Our Story
Begun by two fathers in 2013, Jim Wurster and Tom Reinke, New Avenue Foundation is a grassroots, nonprofit organization comprised of families who are interested in creating outstanding programs and services for people with disabilities. We focus on goal-oriented social programs, community inclusion, and employment opportunities. We invite all families who believe they can play a role in achieving these goals, and who are willing to work toward them for their family members, to join our efforts.
We are here, first and foremost, for those with disabilities and their families and caregivers, but all are welcome to participate in our events, activities and programs. We believe that each person has value and we embrace differences of mental and physical ability, race and ethnicity, gender and sexual orientation, age, and religion. Whoever you are, you are welcome here!
Our Projects
We are a hands-on and active organization who dares to start projects to help our families and individuals with disabilities have more meaningful lives. We do things and try. If we fail, then we learn from our mistakes. Our projects and programs are mostly social and inclusive in design. Getting people out into the community is our goal. Providing them with opportunities is important. Check out what we are doing below and help support us.
Our Community Cup, a “pay what you can” coffeehouse
Our Community Cup, a “pay what you can” coffeehouse, has been open now for over 7 and a half years. It is located at Tree of Life Church, 933 Baltimore Pike, Springfield, PA 19064, where everyone – families, young and old – especially those with disabilities – any disability – can come to chill, socialize, and participate in activities, eat, and listen to live music. We are open from 5:30 to 8:30 pm on Fridays for dinner, followed by activities and music. Look for other special events as well!
For more information, please visit https://ourcommunitycup.com and Facebook: @ourcommunitycup
Our Community Cup Coffee
Our coffee business, Our Community Cup Coffee, has been going for over a year now with a mission of employing individuals with disabilities. We are now part of the Media Bean Café, 204 South Newtown Street Road, Newtown Square PA 19073. This is the site of the former Newtown Square location of Burlap and Bean which resided there for 14 years. We roast there under our name and employ people with disabilities to help in our venture. We use fresh, fair trade, naturally grown coffee beans from South America, Asia and Africa. Our coffee is not only available by the cup at local businesses like the Media Bean Company but is also packaged for retail sale in these shops, as well as at farmers markets and fairs throughout the region.
For employment opportunities or to purchase coffee, please visit https://ourcommunitycup.coffee
or email us at ourcommunitycupcoffee@gmail.com.
Harmony Clubhouse
We have expanded the concept of our Friday night coffeehouse to a Tuesday afternoon clubhouse. We have partnered with Pendle Hill in Wallingford PA to create this.
Find out more about Harmony and what our current schedule is at https://newfdn.org/harmony.
Harmony II Clubhouse
We have expanded the concept of our Friday night coffeehouse again. This time to a Wednesday afternoon clubhouse. We have partnered with Grace Church in Wallingford PA to create this.
Find out more about Harmony and what our current schedule is at https://newfdn.org/harmony-ii.
Join Our Board Today
Our organization needs passionate and active individuals to join our Board. We are an active Board with a lot of hands-on participation needed to make all of our events and projects successful. Your interest and help is greatly appreciated.
Helping Adults with Disabilities and Their Families & Caregivers
Everyone has value and so do our children. They have so much more to offer than just numbers on test scores. They are kind and helpful and have wonderful talents. They just need the opportunity to show what they can do.
Featured Foundation Sponsors
News & Updates
A wonderful partnership
New Avenue Foundation’s story with DiFabio’s and Frank Agovino began in February 2017. I had been looking for a place in which to start a coffee roasting business and sent a Facebook message to DiFabio’s Facebook page asking if they had ever considered...
Starting a food-related business
Starting a food-related business (lessons learned and beyond - much more to come)Several years ago, I got the brilliant idea to start a business in which to employ people with disabilities. Easy, peasy, right? Well now 2-3 years later, we still are looking...
Future Reality
Prior to this past year, my wife and I had a dream about where our daughter will live and thrive after we are dead and gone. With the new CMS guidelines, the future we perceived is now cloudy. We had always thought that the best environment fir her to live in would be...
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