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Peabody Cafe Closes After Fire, Putting Its Good Works On Pause
A coffee shop that gives back to its community is now asking for a helping hand of its own.
Breaking Grounds, a coffee shop located on 67 Main Street in Peabody, brews up opportunities for people with disabilities and autism, but a fire that broke out on Wednesday, May 10 will keep the cafe closed for up to six weeks, according to the Breaking Grounds site.
Operated by Northeast Arc, Breaking Grounds provides jobs and career training for people, and has successfully placed more than 30 people in jobs throughout the North Shore.
Its job training program, called Project Perk, is …