After high school graduation, it can be difficult for a person with disabilities to find and keep meaningful employment, said Erin Kiltz, founder and director of Brookwood in Georgetown, an entrepreneurial and vocational day program for adults with disabilities.

It was the desire to provide more opportunities for adults in Georgetown that motivated Kiltz to found nonprofit organization Light Texas in March 2011. In September, Light Texas became a part of The Brookwood Community, a 26-year-old educational, residential and entrepreneurial community for adults with disabilities located in Brookshire, Texas.

Now known as Brookwood in Georgetown, or BiG, the organization has a three-day-a-week program.

BiG has nine participants who work as a team to make floral arrangements, bake and create pottery at Georgetown Church of Christ. Items are sold at area markets and bazaars, and participants receive compensation for their work.

"They have learned that they can be successful, and they love what they are doing," Kiltz said.

BiG will open a retail store Jan. 26 at Ironstone (see Page 4 for details).

Brookwood in Georgetown, Georgetown Church of Christ, 1525 W. University Ave., 966-7574, www.brookwoodcommunity.org