UPDATE: 49 People Will Lose Their Jobs as Partnership Between Chattanooga and Orange Grove Center Ends

UPDATE: 49 people will lose their jobs as partnership between Chattanooga and Orange Grove Center ends

The City of Chattanooga has decided to end its long-standing partnership with the Orange Grove Center, leaving 49 people, including those with intellectual and developmental disabilities, without jobs. The center is now seeking new opportunities for those affected.

City Ending Recycling Partnership With Orange Grove Center After 3 Decades

Orange Grove Center Faces Transition After Recycling Contract Ends

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) — For decades, the Orange Grove Center has helped keep Chattanooga clean while creating meaningful jobs for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Now, that long-standing recycling program is in transition following the end of its contract with the City of Chattanooga. The nonprofit has provided recycling services for the city since the late 1980s, offering steady employment, job training, and communit…