TAMPA, Fla. — This Thanksgiving, dozens of adults with disabilities are thankful for newfound purpose after a Tampa nonprofit just opened its fifth coffee shop uniting people.

What You Need To Know • Coffee Uniting People, or CUP, provides jobs for adults with disabilities across Tampa • CUP says 80% of adults with disabilities are unemployed, but not unemployable. That's why they've opened five coffee shops around the area • Tampa General's Outpatient Center in Brandon serves as the newest CUP location

It all starts with freshly ground beans, but there's something special about every cup of coffee from Tampa-based Coffee Uniting People (CUP).

“It's going to be strong coffee. It'll wake you up,” said Justin Scarle, who has worked for CUP for five months.

The group, launched by a

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