Sobreiro Candles is beyond excited to announce its partnership with the Light 4 Life Cause.
Light 4 Life and Exceptional Children's Foundation have entered into a unique partnership that creates jobs for adults with disabilities through the manufacturing of these beautiful candles and home fragrance products. Light a candle, surround yourself with beautiful fragrance and empower individuals with disabilities.
Light 4 Life is a more than just a manufacturing house. Through a unique partnership with Exceptional Children's Foundation, we’re able to create beauty and opportunity. For adults living with a disability, finding meaningful work is often very challenging. This integrated workplace training shows participants the way to greater independence while increasing their self-confidence, self-esteem and financial security.
ECF was Founded in 1946 by a group of parents who pooled their resources to create a daycare program for their children with developmental disabilities, this visionary organization now provides the highest quality services for individuals of all ages challenged with developmental, learning, and emotional disabilities – empowering them all to reach their greatest potential.
Mission: To create an integrated workspace for adults with disabilities through the manufacturing of these beautiful candles and home fragrance products. Light a candle, surround yourself with beautiful fragrance and empower individuals with disabilities
Vision: Many individuals experience barriers to stable employment like those with developmental disabilities, people coming out of incarceration, individuals experiencing homelessness, and minority women. Here at Light 4 Life, we encourage growth and possibilities.
How We Help: For adults living with a disability, finding meaningful work is often very challenging. The individuals with developmental disabilities who participate with Light 4 Life are trained by Light 4 Life staff in the art of hand-crafted candle making. They also receive personalized coaching from ECF staff on both professional and life skills development. This integrated workplace training shows participants the way to greater independence while increasing their self-confidence, self-esteem and financial security.
Economic Development: We help individuals with intellectual disabilities, experiencing homelessness and even the people who just got out of prison by giving them the opportunity to work for our organization.
Women Empowerment: We believe that women can also run the world as much as men do. We are proud to say that our team is comprised of 70% women.
Boundless Opportunity: We commit to anti-racism, diversity and a stronger community. We recognize any individual who seek an opportunity to thrive