Our Impact
2023 Program Impact
Our culinary workforce development program follows the National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation Restaurant Ready curriculum , which focuses on personal responsibility, attitude, customer service and communication. The program develops self-sufficiency and self-advocacy through multiple pathways. Throughout, interns receive case management to meet their unique needs.
Thrive Alert: Meet Santorrio
Santorrio was the first young person to graduate our program in 2022. Since that time he has worked with one of our employment partners and Edible Magazine, explored full time employment in other industries all while circling back to Pathways Kitchen (then Café Momentum Nashville) to get support and assist us with catering jobs and events. He recently relocated to another state, and while we were sad to see him leave we are happy to share that he was accepted into the Momentum Ambassador Program. In this new role, he will be advocating for the expansion of Café Momentum across the country!
