Beloved Bath celebrated its official grand opening in Maplewood, N.J. on Saturday, April 2nd with a joyous ribbon cutting ceremony. Owners Pam Kattouf and Pat Miller had the honor of cutting the ceremonial ribbon alongside Maplewood Mayor Dean Dafis and Deputy Mayor Victor De Luca as well as with some of the individuals with autism who work for Beloved Bath.
Beloved Bath is a bath products and candle company with a mission is to provide meaningful employment for people with autism. All of their products are made onsite at their Maplewood location. Pam and Pat were particularly excited to welcome the community to the studio on World Autism Awareness Day, since Beloved Bath is deeply invested in providing employment for individuals with autism.
Pat said, “Individuals with autism are often underserved and underemployed. Their skillset lends itself beautifully to the tasks we have at Beloved Bath, from making soaps and candles to packaging items. They take great pride in their work, and they help us create our best-selling line of products.” Pam added, “Individuals with autism provide an untapped pool of talent and contribute to our business in so many ways. We believe it is so important to highlight their potential!
Pam and Pat have also recently launched the Beloved Bath Charitable Foundation, which serves to improve the lives of adults with autism and related disabilities. Donations support:
- vocational training and services for individuals with autism and other developmental disabilities
- education, training, and mentoring of businesses that have a goal to integrate people with autism and other developmental disabilities into their workforce
- awarding of grants or mentorships to families and to organizations that have started businesses with the purpose of autism employment
- the delivery of programming for adults and emerging adults to provide them with skills that are transferable to the workforce.
- the delivery of programs for parents and stakeholders about topics related to employment and adult life for those with disabilities.
About Beloved Bath
Beloved Bath owners, Pam Kattouf and Pat Miller, first met each other on the playground over 20 years ago - before their sons were diagnosed with autism. Beloved Bath began in 2017 when they discovered the magic of relaxing salt and lavender baths. Their sons were more calm, centered and happy after a soak. The boys enjoyed making the bath mixtures as well. At the time, Pam and Pat were were keenly aware that job opportunities for adults with autism were scarce. They wanted to start something for their sons and realized this was it! It was important to them to amplify their impact by creating a company with the mission of meaningful employment for people with autism. Beloved Bath proudly employs people with autism and provides vocational training opportunities with partner schools.
For more information visit belovedbath.com. Local families are encouraged to like and follow Beloved Bath Facebook page and Instagram to get the latest updates and offers.
