Centered in the heart of LifeTown is Weinberg Village, a 5,000 square-foot, true-to-life cityscape where our groundbreaking program, Lessons for Life, serves students with disabilities from over 200 schools in more than 50 school districts. Lessons for Life fills the gap between classroom learning and real world experiences by teaching life skills and giving the opportunity to confidently assume responsibility and independence in the outside world. Below are the locations in the Weinberg Village that create these life skills experiences.

The Soul Café provides a mouthwatering kosher menu featuring gourmet soups, salads, sandwiches, pizzas, pastas and more in a warm and relaxed environment. The café is part of Friendship Circle’s Soul Projects, which focuses on providing vocational opportunities to adults with special needs. The café teaches adults with special needs the skills of food prep, cooking, hosting and serving.

• Join a Trainee Program
• Eat at Soul Café

Through educational programming driven by each artist’s creative impulses, participants are supported in a variety of art media including: painting, drawing, ceramics, weaving, sculpture, woodworking, photography, and digital arts and are inspired to develop careers as contemporary artists.

• For The Artist
• Shop Gallery

The Dakota Bread Company provides award winning fresh baked bread, cookies, muffins, pastries, sweet trays, gift baskets, beverages and more. Its training program for adults with special needs and trainees gain hands-on experience working in all areas of the bakery while also learning essential life skills like time management, organization, and customer service.