The other day my groggy boyfriend stumbled into Fresh Grounds Coffee (photo, left, from freshgrounds coffee.com) for a little pick-me-up on his way to work. In his caffeine-deprived state, it took him a few minutes to realize that it wasn't your average coffee shop. It looks like a regular coffee shop. It smells like a regular coffee shop. And for all practical purposes, it is.
But Fresh Grounds is also a nonprofit job training program for young adults who live in a supported housing project in the same building as the shop. The social venture gives young people job skills and employment experience and of course brings the community an ever-appreciated coffee buzz -- with a lot more character than Starbucks.
Now I admit I'm a fan of the occasional frappuccino, but in my world, the more sugar, the better. So Cookie Cart (photo, left, from cookiecart.org) gets bonus points for me. A similar model, the nonprofit is an employment training program that gives young people professional experience. With jobs in a bakery with a retail front, Cookie Cart aims to put that ever-important first job on the resumes of low-income youth, which they can back up with job, leadership and life skills.
Now I admit I'm a fan of the occasional frappuccino, but in my world, the more sugar, the better. So Cookie Cart (photo, left, from cookiecart.org) gets bonus points for me. A similar model, the nonprofit is an employment training program that gives young people professional experience. With jobs in a bakery with a retail front, Cookie Cart aims to put that ever-important first job on the resumes of low-income youth, which they can back up with job, leadership and life skills.And I must say they make a mean cookie. :)
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