McKinney's Hugs Cafe Steps Up Where Texas Fails, Offering Jobs to Special Needs Adults McKinney resident Ruth Thompson had a dream. Actually, she had the same dream two nights in a row.

Hugs Cafe, a McKinney nonprofit that provides work for adults with special needs and developmental disabilities, is one of 20 restaurants nationally to receive a $50,000 business grant from Chase ...

Hugs Cafe will open next month in historic downtown McKinney and its operators promise it will be unlike anywhere you’ve dined.

Twenty-five years ago, the McKinney native was in a bad car accident and thrown from his vehicle. He is one of 24 special-needs adults hired for Hugs Cafe.

The founder behind McKinney’s successful Hugs Cafe is now launching a new business to employ those living with special needs.

Now, the restaurant will implement extended hours to serve an all-new breakfast menu, beginning Oct. 1. Hugs Café is on McKinney's Downtown Square.

Savor bites from McKinney restaurants paired with beer from Tupps Brewery at the first Beer and Bites Festival benefiting Hugs Cafe. Listen ...