Working with people who have developmental disabilities

Furnace Hills Coffee™ has a commitment to hire people that are developmentally disabled. Meet Erin Baldwin, Not only is she our first employee, but she was the Chief Roaster as Furnace Hills began in Westminster MD. Erin has down syndrome but that hasn't stopped her from doing something that she loves. Although she is challenged in how she lives her life in a number of areas, she loves to roast coffee and is doing a great job at it. She has been so great in fact, that she has inspired the phrase "Special Coffee Roasted by Special People". As our company grows, we strive to hire more people with developmental disabilities. 

Charitable   Coffee

In addition to employing people with developmental disabilities, we also sell a couple different blends of coffee to raise money for specific organizations that work with people with developmental disabilities. 
We have partnered up with the National Down Syndrome Society to provide our Buddy Walk Blend of coffee. For each pound of Buddy Walk coffee that we sell we donate $5 to the National Down Syndrome Society to help fulfill their vision of helping all people with Down Syndrome have the opportunity to enhance their quality of life, realize their life aspirations, and become valued members of welcoming communities.