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Cody Pardners founder Kathy Liscum works with Pardner Micah Follweiler to ring up an order at Pardners Caf\u00e9 in Cody. (Yellowstone Gate photo by Ruffin Prevost)<\/h6>\n\n\n\n

CODY, Wyo. \u2014 Westy Kline\u2019s dream job is to work as a game and fish agent, spending time outdoors patrolling the landscape on horseback and looking after wildlife. But for now, she said she\u2019s pretty happy working at the Pardners Caf\u00e9.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sometimes Kline works serving customers or ringing up orders. Other days she cleans tables. But she prefers working in the kitchen preparing food.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cToday I was in the kitchen. I like that job. I know what to do, they don\u2019t have to tell me at all, and I do a lot every day,\u201d said Kline, 41, one of nine adult  \u201cPardners\u201d with developmental disabilities who work at the caf\u00e9, which opened 18 months ago in the Cody branch of the Park County Public Library.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cA lot of Pardners will ask me to help them out if they need help, and I help them,\u201d Kline said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Helping each other out with meaningful work is at the core of what Pardners Caf\u00e9 is all about, said Kathy Liscum, founder of Cody Pardners, the community nonprofit that operates the caf\u00e9.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Liscum started Cody Pardners after moving to Wyoming from Texas, where a long-established program there called Brookwood had developed a residential and vocational community for adults with disabilities. Brookwood \u201ccitizens,\u201d as they are called, help staff a caf\u00e9 and gift shop selling food and craft items made by citizens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Pardner Westy Kline, from left, works with volunteer mentors Erika Decker, Kathy Liscum and Becky Follweiler in the kitchen of Pardners Caf\u00e9. (Yellowstone Gate photo by Ruffin Prevost)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

As Liscum\u2019s 23-year-old son Colin, who has Down syndrome, was graduating from Cody High School a few years ago, she wanted to make sure he had an opportunity to work and interact with the community. She saw Brookwood as a potential model for Park County.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cQuite honestly, what I thought was, \u2018You know, I could do that.\u2019 It just seemed like a project that was doable,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So in 2019, Liscum and her husband attended a workshop in Texas hosted by Brookwood, where participants learned the nuts and bolts of establishing a similar enterprise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Change in plans<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Their original idea was to launch a Cody Pardners summer camp pilot program in 2020, but the COVID-19 pandemic scuttled those plans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the meantime, Colin had begun working at Heritage Bakery & Bistro, a small coffee shop, lunch spot and bakery co-owned by Patsy Carpenter, who connected with Liscum through their church.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt truly was my honor to be able to be a part of that,\u201d Carpenter said. \u201cEvery one of the Pardners are image-bearers of God, and that is exactly why I became involved in Cody Pardners, and that\u2019s why I am still involved.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The two women worked together to bring in other Pardners to help around Heritage with tasks like clearing tables and making to-go food orders that could be sold independently to benefit the program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Around that same time, the caf\u00e9 space in the library became available, and the Park County Commissioners were entertaining proposals from prospective new tenants. Several commercial dining operations had already rotated through the space, often drawing criticism from some taxpayers who didn\u2019t like the county-funded library subsidizing private ventures in the form of below-market rent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Liscum pitched the idea of Pardners Caf\u00e9, and the county eventually struck a deal to rent the space \u2014 a restaurant area with seating for approximately 50 and a well-equipped commercial kitchen \u2014 to Cody Pardners for $1 per month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The community has shown solid and sustained support for the caf\u00e9, Liscum said, with two dozen adults regularly volunteering in various roles. Many are mentors who work individually with each Pardner to make sure they are supported in every part of their jobs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Pardner Westy Kline prepares food for lunch in the Pardners Caf\u00e9, located in the main branch of the Park County Library in Cody. (Yellowstone Gate photo by Ruffin Prevost)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Kline\u2019s mother, Connie Kline, 74, said it was \u201creally important to me to know that somebody has got her back. Every person that works there has a mentor, so they\u2019re never on their own.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019s not that they do the jobs for them, but the mentors are there as backup and security,\u201d she said. \u201cAnd sometimes, Westy even helps some of the mentors because they\u2019ll come and ask her questions about how to do something.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Local vendors have offered goods and services at reduced cost, and a rotating roster of businesses and community members each week sponsor a coffee station, which is free to caf\u00e9 customers and library patrons. Liscum said she is always looking for help from new volunteers, working not only as mentors in the caf\u00e9, but in building a website or managing social media or helping with administrative chores and other tasks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Many side benefits<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Deb White, owner of Wyoming Sport and Fitness, has volunteered to host a twice-weekly fitness class after work for those Pardners who are interested, Liscum said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kline attends the fitness class and said she enjoys it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019m learning things that I can do with weights, and I\u2019m getting stronger,\u201d she said. \u201cAnd they tell me what [exercises] I can do at home, too.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The fitness class is one of many side benefits Pardners Caf\u00e9 offers its workers. While the organization\u2019s finances don\u2019t currently allow it to pay Pardners a wage, it has used caf\u00e9 proceeds to host dinners and outings for them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That has included trips to Billings, Montana, to see a magic show, followed by ice cream, and a separate trip there to an indoor water park. The Pardners also enjoyed a dinner at the Olive Garden in Billings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Liscum said she hopes to grow the caf\u00e9 so she can eventually pay Pardners at least minimum wage. Her ultimate goal is to create a smaller version of the Brookwood community in Cody. But for now, the caf\u00e9 is financially self-sustaining and serves as a safe, welcoming space where Pardners can spend time productively, build friendships with each other and interact with community members.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI have great friends to talk to, and we all like it there and have fun,\u201d Kline said. \u201cWe go do activities and hang out together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pardners also learn new skills \u2014 always with a mentor \u2014 like how to safely use knives or properly follow food safety protocols. During slower hours, they have worked on jobs like applying labels to bulk mailings and creating craft items for sale in the caf\u00e9.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Part of the caf\u00e9\u2019s success, and a key to expanding the business, is its growing number of repeat customers. Its location in the Park County Complex \u2014 a large private office and government building with a diverse range of tenants \u2014 means many who work there often stop by for coffee or a snack.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Patrons eat lunch in the Pardners Caf\u00e9, located in the main branch of the Park County Library in Cody. (Yellowstone Gate photo by Ruffin Prevost)\u00a0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

A \u2018major asset\u2019<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Brian Beauvais, Curator of the Park County Archives, works in the building and is a regular customer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI think they\u2019ve done an excellent job creating a friendly atmosphere in the restaurant space. It\u2019s definitely a major asset to the library and the Cody community,\u201d Beauvais said. \u201cThe caf\u00e9 is a great cause, and I have an extraordinary amount of respect for all the work the employees and volunteer helpers put into the place. Not to mention, the food is always good.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The caf\u00e9 opens at 9:15 a.m. weekdays and serves egg-and-cheese sandwiches, bagels, and other breakfast fare. Lunch service runs from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., with offerings like homemade soups, sandwiches and salads. A variety of muffins, cookies and other treats are always available.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kline\u2019s favorite is the Texas turkey panini, a grilled turkey and mozzarella sandwich served on sourdough with arugula and jalape\u00f1o jam, a lunch item she sometimes makes for herself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cShe\u2019s taken on a lot of responsibility on her own,\u201d Connie Kline said of her daughter. \u201cShe has to get herself on and off the bus, be on time and make sure she has bus tickets and money.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kline\u2019s growing confidence and independence are clearly apparent to Liscum and Connie, as well as others who know her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou know, she\u2019s just changed a lot, and she\u2019s so happy with all of the people she\u2019s met there,\u201d Connie said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That confidence was on full display last month after Kline attended Rascal Rodeo in Cody, a traveling, inclusive and adaptive rodeo for children and adults with developmental disabilities staged by a nonprofit of the same name based in the state of Washington.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kline got to fulfill a lifelong dream of riding a horse, and made sure to tell her mother several times over the next few days how much fun it was. She repeated the story again after a friend heard about Kline\u2019s ride and gave her a souvenir sheriff\u2019s badge, which she pinned to her cowboy hat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI heard the same story probably 10 times, and all of a sudden she\u2019s sitting on the couch and she\u2019s pretty quiet,\u201d Connie said. \u201cThen she gets up and says to me, \u2018I\u2019ve got a horse, I\u2019ve got a hat and I\u2019ve got a badge. There\u2019s a new sheriff in town.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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