Cafe Momentum Nashville Corporation
Programs
Budget
$83,710.00
Description
Upon completion of our introductory training, interested youth are eligible to work in our culinary social enterprises, which include catering, family meal services and production and sale of various food products. This creates an opportunity to apply the skills learned through our training program.
Youth begin as Interns earning $15/hr and are able to advance to up to $20/hr for management roles. Youth who are not interested in hospitality careers are supported in identifying another employment or educational path.
Beneficiaries
Adolescents
At-risk youth
Formerly incarcerated people & incarcerated people
Program Areas Served
Nashville, TN
$83,710.00
Description
Upon completion of our introductory training, interested youth are eligible to work in our culinary social enterprises, which include catering, family meal services and production and sale of various food products. This creates an opportunity to apply the skills learned through our training program.
Youth begin as Interns earning $15/hr and are able to advance to up to $20/hr for management roles. Youth who are not interested in hospitality careers are supported in identifying another employment or educational path.
Beneficiaries
Adolescents
At-risk youth
Formerly incarcerated people & incarcerated people
Program Areas Served
Nashville, TN
Budget
$224,238.00
Description
Our training and development program follows the National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation (NRAEF) Restaurant Ready curriculum. It begins with 50+ hours of paid culinary training alongside social-emotional learning. All youth earn a Food Handler's certification, which opens up a number of hospitality opportunities.
After completing this introductory training course, youth are eligible to participate in regular enrichment activities and trainings. These activities provide positive hours of influence while providing exposure to new environments alongside unique cultural and educational experiences. Our training and development program includes topics such as financial literacy, resume writing and interview skills, first impressions, and more. We also include kitchen tours as well as cultural and community activities such as museum tours and civic events.
Program Successes
In 2022, we successfully launched our mini-internship program, built capacity and enthusiasm to fund the forthcoming restaurant with pop-up dinners and catering events, and saw our first 27 young people achieve great things across our four cohorts, with a nearly 70% successful completion rate.
"It gave me a safe place to grow, and gave me opportunities that I didn't have before. It helped me manage my emotions and not make decisions off of temporary feelings-it allowed me to talk through things that have slowed me down and be able to move forward from them. And it always showed me that there are people out there who care about kids going down the wrong path and want to help them and get them to be their best selves."
Category
Youth Development - Youth Development, General/Other
Beneficiaries
Adolescents
At-risk youth
Formerly incarcerated people & incarcerated people
Long-term Success
The long-term goal of Pathways Kitchen is to decrease the number of youth lost to the cycle of incarceration and ensure that all justice-involved youth reach their full potential. Mid-term program outcomes will be measured by a post-program follow-up study implemented one year after the first cohort of interns completes the program.
-10+ employers have active employment opportunities for our youth.
Short-term Success
In 2024, we expect:
-Engage 45-60 youth in programming
-80% will maintain or improve academic progress
-50% will improved life skills and/or self-efficacy scores after 50 hours of training
-80% will feel more prepared for a career in the restaurant industry
-80% will feel more confident communicating and advocating for themselves
-80% will feel more confident in managing a budget and their finances
-70% will feel more prepared to engage with new people
-80% will feel more prepared to engage in new opportunities
Program Success Monitored By
Pathways Kitchen aims to increase (1) workforce development, (2) life skills, (3) social skills, and (4) educational attainment in justice-involved young people while (5) building capacity for the organization. We administer assessment tools prior to and following each cohort to measure youth outcomes related to education, mental health, financial literacy, and life skills. We also complete an annual evaluation to determine our overall impact. Evaluation tools include the Casey Life Skills Assessment, a generalized self-efficacy scale, and reports from parents and probation officers. We also have a relationship with Vanderbilt's Department of Human Development Counseling to better assess and align our qualitative outcomes with evidence informed/best practices.
Program Areas Served
Nashville, TN
$224,238.00
Description
Our training and development program follows the National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation (NRAEF) Restaurant Ready curriculum. It begins with 50+ hours of paid culinary training alongside social-emotional learning. All youth earn a Food Handler's certification, which opens up a number of hospitality opportunities.
After completing this introductory training course, youth are eligible to participate in regular enrichment activities and trainings. These activities provide positive hours of influence while providing exposure to new environments alongside unique cultural and educational experiences. Our training and development program includes topics such as financial literacy, resume writing and interview skills, first impressions, and more. We also include kitchen tours as well as cultural and community activities such as museum tours and civic events.
Program Successes
In 2022, we successfully launched our mini-internship program, built capacity and enthusiasm to fund the forthcoming restaurant with pop-up dinners and catering events, and saw our first 27 young people achieve great things across our four cohorts, with a nearly 70% successful completion rate.
"It gave me a safe place to grow, and gave me opportunities that I didn't have before. It helped me manage my emotions and not make decisions off of temporary feelings-it allowed me to talk through things that have slowed me down and be able to move forward from them. And it always showed me that there are people out there who care about kids going down the wrong path and want to help them and get them to be their best selves."
Category
Youth Development - Youth Development, General/Other
Beneficiaries
Adolescents
At-risk youth
Formerly incarcerated people & incarcerated people
Long-term Success
The long-term goal of Pathways Kitchen is to decrease the number of youth lost to the cycle of incarceration and ensure that all justice-involved youth reach their full potential. Mid-term program outcomes will be measured by a post-program follow-up study implemented one year after the first cohort of interns completes the program.
-10+ employers have active employment opportunities for our youth.
Short-term Success
In 2024, we expect:
-Engage 45-60 youth in programming
-80% will maintain or improve academic progress
-50% will improved life skills and/or self-efficacy scores after 50 hours of training
-80% will feel more prepared for a career in the restaurant industry
-80% will feel more confident communicating and advocating for themselves
-80% will feel more confident in managing a budget and their finances
-70% will feel more prepared to engage with new people
-80% will feel more prepared to engage in new opportunities
Program Success Monitored By
Pathways Kitchen aims to increase (1) workforce development, (2) life skills, (3) social skills, and (4) educational attainment in justice-involved young people while (5) building capacity for the organization. We administer assessment tools prior to and following each cohort to measure youth outcomes related to education, mental health, financial literacy, and life skills. We also complete an annual evaluation to determine our overall impact. Evaluation tools include the Casey Life Skills Assessment, a generalized self-efficacy scale, and reports from parents and probation officers. We also have a relationship with Vanderbilt's Department of Human Development Counseling to better assess and align our qualitative outcomes with evidence informed/best practices.
Program Areas Served
Nashville, TN
CEO/Executive Director/Board Comments
| The difficulty of being a startup organization-especially in a pandemic-has proven to be our biggest challenge in developing Cafe Momentum Nashville. When we first began building out our team and foundation of support in Nashville, we quickly understood the desire of the local philanthropic community to first see the program impact before investing in the brick and mortar build-out of a restaurant and program. Listening to this feedback, we launched the 8-week mini-internship program in January 2022 to showcase the program's efficacy and build community support. Given the success of this pilot program, we built out additional internship cohorts for 2022 paired with work opportunities for our interns through catering and monthly pop-up dinners. Given the experience in Dallas, we are confident that we can build a strong case for support for Nashville youth. Cafe Momentum Dallas also utilized the pop-up strategy to begin working with young people, build community trust, and get off the ground, and they have maintained strong, consistent revenue streams since opening their doors in 2015. |
