Stella Nova, an Oklahoma coffee shop chain, announced it would donate all four locations to Not Your Average Joe, a local nonprofit coffee shop with a mission to provide jobs to people with disabilities.
The new locations will use the same coffee and carry the same mission that Not Your Average Joe does while allowing current Stella Nova employees to keep their jobs. Stella Nova employees will be trained on how to work with adults with special needs.
The new locations include shops in Norman, downtown Oklahoma City, Crown Heights and Edmond. Not Your Average Joe will have a total of 12 locations, including its current five locations in Midtown, downtown Oklahoma City, Norman, Choctaw and Broken Arrow. The total locations also include ABE’s, a coffee roastery, and a catering kitchen both owned by Not Your Average Joe…