Milestone HCQU West Blog

November 1, 2024

That Time of Year! Holiday Shopping Guide is Here!

Milestone HCQU West is excited to present our second annual Holiday Shopping Guide. This digital publication features small businesses owned and operated and products created by people with intellectual/developmental disabilities and Autism. We haven’t found them all but we happily share what we found across the map. Notice that the companies listed link to their respective websites. You can click...

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March 15, 2023

Special Neat Treats Ice Cream is Much More Than an Ice Cream Truck

Did someone say ice cream? I don’t know about you but as a child I was delighted when I would hear the familiar sound of the ice cream truck coming around the block in our neighborhood. As an adult I still get excited because of the memories it brings back, and let’s face it, who doesn’t like ice cream… I...

Community/General

February 9, 2022

One Word … Love… Meet Nate Simon

Meet Nate Simon! He is a 19-year-old gentleman with a fashion statement of fun and dressed to impress! Nate and his family own 21 Pineapples Shirt Company. They have only been in business a few months but it has taken off across the country! It was such an honor to speak with Nate and his Mother, Holly, before the...

Community/General/Resources

June 9, 2021

Meet Collette Divitto

This young lady is on a mission to change the world — one cookie at a time! Collette Divitto was born in 1990 with Down syndrome. She grew up in Ridgefield, Connecticut where she developed a passion for baking after taking home economic classes in high school. After high school, Collette attended Clemson University, and finished a three-year LIFE...

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Tag: small business

That Time of Year! Holiday Shopping Guide is Here!

Special Neat Treats Ice Cream is Much More Than an Ice Cream Truck

One Word … Love… Meet Nate Simon

Meet Collette Divitto