Chez Gagné

Located in Los Angeles, California, Chez Gagné Letterpress was founded in 2014 by Alex Gagné. As a creative outlet from her job as a Marketing Director for an IT company, Alex started taking night classes to learn the art of letterpress printing. After finding success designing and printing wedding invitations and cards for friends, family and then friends of friends, Chez Gagné became a full-time venture.

Today, Chez Gagné Letterpress specializes in custom design and a wholesale line of letterpress greeting cards and wine & spirit tags that can be found in stores across the country. Chez Gagné chooses to work with Light 4 Life Cause when producing their candles. Light 4 Life Cause has teamed with Exceptional Children's Foundation to create jobs for adults with disabilities through the manufacturing of these beautiful candles.

For adults living with a disability, finding meaningful work is often very challenging. The individuals with developmental disabilities who participate with Light4Life Cause are trained by Light 4 Life Cause staff in the art of hand-crafted candle making. They also receive personalized coaching from ECF staff on both professional and life skills development. This integrated workplace training shows participants the way to greater independence while increasing their self-confidence, self-esteem, and financial security.