At its meeting last week, the Beach Haven Borough Council recognized the Compassion Café for its outstanding inaugural season.

The new nonprofit establishment was founded by Beach Haven resident Sue Sharkey and her niece Erin Sharkey, of Manahawkin. It was set up at Barry’s Do Me a Flavor and operated in the mornings from Monday to Thursday from mid-May to mid-September. It gave adolescents and adults with special needs work experience opportunities.