Tag: community services

A Young Man With Autism Inspires the Community Through a Coffee Shop

NORRISTOWN, Pa.—“I’m Jacob MacFarland. I’m from Coffee Closet with Barista Jake; I make coffee, hot coffee, iced coffee, hot tea, iced tea, lemonade.” Barista Jake MacFarland said. When an Epoch Times reporter walked into the Coffee Closet with MacFarland, the proprietor introduced himself and asked his mother, “You want me to give him a tour?”…


Orange County Sheriff Reveals New Strategy to Tackle Homelessness 

The Orange County Sheriff’s Department (OCSD) is shifting the way it interacts with the homeless through dozens of liaison officers trained to work with the demographic. “This is necessary because when we’re dealing with the homeless, we’ve realized that many of these people are experiencing mental illness, and also substance use disorder,” Sheriff Don Barnes…