WHY WE ARE HERE

Pop’s Pizza Sandwiches & Wings was created to provide jobs for Neurodivergent and others with Intellectual Developmental Disabilities (IDDs) by our founder Carell Grass who has been “Pop” for almost 55 years. It was his sister who first called him Pop and the name has stuck within the family. 

He is Pop to his three grandsons and his only granddaughter who has a special name of her own “Peanut.” His granddaughter who is learning delayed and has epilepsy brought this community front and center. 

After being exposed to the systemic and ongoing unemployment and underemployment of Neurodivergent and IDD individuals, and with over 30 years experience in the restaurant industry as either a franchisor or multiunit franchisee...Pop realized he could do something to make a difference.

He created a one of a kind franchise concept to provide employment opportunities for a community of uniquely talented individuals, and addresses one of the most significant and lingering challenges in the aftermath of COVID...finding reliable employees to show up for work, and be dedicated to their job. 

Each Pop's Pizza location will be fully staffed, operated and partially managed by Neurodivergent and IDD team members being paid the comparable wages as other able bodied workers in their communities, while learning valuable, transferable restaurant operations skills and desperately needed customer service focused training.