The Golden Scoop will scoop its last cone at 9540 Nall Ave. in Overland Park on Saturday, Oct. 31, closing the nonprofit ice cream and coffee shop's original storefront for good. But the closure isn't a retreat — it's a rollout, as the shop's team and equipment move into its first food truck, Golden Scoop on Wheels.
The Golden Scoop is a nonprofit ice cream and coffee shop that provides employment, job training and community for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities, according to a news release from the organization. The Nall Avenue shop opened in April 2021 and offered classic and seasonal ice cream flavors along with coffee and tea, per the Kansas City Star. Its team, equipment and spirit are now headed for the road rather than the trash bin, the release states.
The organization's second, larger location at 10460 W. 103rd St. — less than three miles from the original shop and featuring a drive-thru — will remain open. Every Super Scooper currently working at the Nall Avenue address will continue with The Golden Scoop, either at the 103rd Street shop or aboard the new truck, the release notes.
A Truck Built to Expand the Mission
The food truck is now available to book for offices, schools, ballfields, festivals and backyard parties across the Kansas City metro, according to the same release. Golden Scoop co-founder and CEO Amber Schreiber said the truck brings the organization's mission directly into the community and creates opportunities for its uniquely abled employees, per the Star's reporting. The move is expected to mean more shifts and more people trained, the organization said in its announcement.
A public ribbon cutting for the truck has not yet been scheduled; the organization says it will be announced later this fall, according to the release. The Golden Scoop's associates, known as Super Scoopers, handle a wide range of duties — running registers, working the drive-through, roasting coffee, catering events and scooping ice cream — according to the organization's About Us page.
Growth Beyond the Storefront
The expansion comes as the organization reports strong momentum. The Golden Scoop trained 47 uniquely abled individuals in 2025 and grew double digits across the business that year, the nonprofit's website states. Co-founder Schreiber told the Johnson County Post that the company's wholesale and catering line of business has really blown up.
That same report from the Johnson County Post notes that some Super Scoopers have found it just as fulfilling to stay and progress internally, moving into management and mentoring roles rather than leaving for outside jobs. The organization has also seen growth tied to school district partnerships, including a program called Golden Connections, in which participating students resell Golden Scoop ice cream in their own schools while receiving workforce training at the 103rd Street location, according to the Star.
Golden Scoop pints are also sold at Queen's Price Chopper and Cosentino's Market, the Star reported, reflecting an expansion strategy the organization outlined in 2024 that included more storefront locations and grocery store sales. With the Nall Avenue chapter closing at the end of the month, the organization's food truck is poised to become its newest storefront — one without a fixed address, but with the same Super Scoopers behind the counter.
