Starting January 2026, the Woodbridge NJ High School SOAR program students will partake in packaging and labeling our products as part of SOAR job training.

Kindly Gifted & SOAR Program partnership for job training

Did you know that:

Research consistently shows that:

  • Early job experience (during high school) doubles the likelihood of employment after graduation.
  • Students who receive transition services (career counseling, job coaching and training) have higher employment rates and higher wages later in life.
  • Lack of access to inclusive training programs in high school is a major barrier.

The SOAR program helps students build:

  • Workplace readiness
  • Social and communication skills
  • Career awareness
  • Hands‑on experience
  • A pathway to competitive employment

Messner Family Bee Farm

About our partnership with Messner Bee Farm

Messner Bee Farm is run by husband-and-wife beekeepers.  They started keeping bees as an addition to their urban farm in 2012 and quickly fell in love with everything about the process. Messner Bee Farm is now a full-time business with a production area and apiary. Buying these products help to save the bees! Beekeeping is endlessly interesting and challenging – a real labor of love. They take pride in providing something that is natural, useful and supports our favorite pollinators!