Monkey Business General Store and Cafe

Monkey Business
Life Skills/ Workforce Development Program,
a Project of Hart Community Homes, Inc.

301 E. Amerige Fullerton, CA 92832
Phone (714) 526-2933
Fax (714) 526-4933

At Monkey Business General Store and Café we are giving teenagers and young adults an opportunity to be employed in a business learning environment . Our program is designed for a 90 day commitment, where they learn the skills necessary to be a productive employee in the workforce, as well as a self-sufficient adult. In entering the program one is drug tested, evaluated through assessments and placed with a coach/ mentor. A plan is then implemented to meet the individual needs of the consumer.

Description of Life Skills Program

The goal of the program is to help at-risk youth and young adults by giving them the services necessary to enable them to reach their goals and dreams. Services include but are not limited to:

Planning - Creating a vision for the future and developing a plan to make it come alive. All consumers are assessed so that an individual service plan can be implemented for each consumer to best meet their needs in the 90 day program.
Advocacy - Assisting in the understanding of resources and encouraging each person to utilize resources to meet individual goals.
Life Skill Training - Daily life skill/workforce groups in several different daily living skills.
Workforce development - Assessing obstacles for employment and implementing rehabilitation services to overcome such barriers while, providing employment in an actual business setting gaining work experience. At the end of the 90 day program each client will have a bank account, resume, and job placement in the community.
Case Management - Locating, coordinating, and monitoring community resources, benefits, and entitlements.