Adolescents and adults with special needs will have work experience opportunities when the Compassion Café opens in Beach Haven in May.

The new nonprofit establishment was founded by Beach Haven resident Sue Sharkey and her niece, Erin Sharkey, of Manahawkin. It will be set up at Barry’s Do Me a Flavor and will operate there Mondays through Thursdays, 7 a.m. to 11 a.m., beginning Monday, May 10 through the summer season.