OUR MISSION:
Helping justice-impacted youth thrive over survive by providing training, work opportunities and individualized support to ensure they can chart their own path forward
Our Vision
We envision a world where no youth is limited by their past, one in which every young person has the support they need to navigate their unique journey towards success.
Our History
Pathways Kitchen was born from Café Momentum, a restaurant and culinary training program founded in 2015 in Dallas, TX to serve youth exiting detention facilities. We were founded as Café Momentum Nashville in 2021, and began our program in 2022 as an 8-week training program. With the launch of our catering arm, by 2023 we were providing consistent work opportunity to youth who had completed the initial training program. To better adapt to the needs of the Nashville community, Café Momentum Nashville became Pathways Kitchen in 2024. Today our work continues to be inspired by the successful Momentum Model while reflecting the local needs of our community.