The Mount Pleasant ISD Career Training Center (CTC) aims to teach and train students with special needs the skills they need for life after high school. The program provides students ages 18-22 with the skills and knowledge necessary for successful acclimation into community and adult living. The students work in real-world settings, running the Tigers Cup coffee shop at the MPISD Administration Building and the Tiger Thrift Store located on North Miller Avenue.

Students at the CTC also go out into the community and work with local businesses. The students have worked at God’s Closet in Pittsburg, making food boxes for senior citizens, and helping to run their thrift store. They have worked at Laura’s Cheesecake making boxes for the cheesecakes. They also go to different thrift stores in the area to see the different styles and prices and even get ideas on how to arrange their store.

The Tiger Thrift Store is open to the public every Friday from 8:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. and is located on North Miller Avenue next to Vivian Fowler Elementary School. The thrift store also accepts donated items. For more information on the Career Training Center program or to request student workers for your business or organization, email [email protected].

Photos:

1: Mario Moreno works as the cashier at the Tiger Thrift Store

2: CTC teacher, Liz Robbins, works with Donavyn Gafford on bagging items for a customer

3: CTC students Jenna Mars (left) and Lexi Agnew fold donated items

4: The Tiger Thrift Store is located at 405 N. Miller Avenue and is open on Fridays from 8:00-2:00