The Downtown Brentwood Coalition and Working Wonders have teamed up on a new project called Downtown Shines in which Working Wonders clients help with marketing, promotion and cleanup projects every Monday.

“It’s really nice to have some employees who are willing to come help us,” said Amy Tilley, DBC’s executive director.

Working Wonders, a nonprofit founded in 2016, assists adults with disabilities so they can have choices about where they live, work, and play. It provides sustainable opportunities to improve their lives, including work-related programs and opportunities for personal growth, independence and social interaction, according to their website.

“We’re really active in the community,” said Matt Schwab, president of Working Wonders. “We have a work program that is expanding all around town. We do different things.”

Working Wonders, an organization dedicated to serving adults with intellectual disabilities, has launched a new program to further immerse its clients in the community’s school districts: a sandwich delivery service. Each Friday, the group takes lunch orders from administration and teachers of the Brentwood Union and Liberty Union High school districts and relays them to Dino’s Sandwich Shop before taking them to staff.

Late last year, the Brentwood Chamber of Commerce sent out a social media notice to see which nonprofit groups could qualify as the 2018 Brentwood Nonprofit of the Year. The city’s top business organization listed 28 nonprofit organizations that were eligible to be included in the contest. When the tallies were counted and recently announced, one of the newest nonprofits took home the award. Two years in the making and with their doors open for just eight months, it seems that Brentwood’s Working Wonders has made a big impression in the community already.