I’m going to be a chef. Knowing that makes it easy to leave the bad behind.
I know from experience that solutions for keeping kids out of the justice system start in the kitchen.
Atlanta Hawks, State Farm Arena, and Stand Together Announce Social Impact Partnership Championing Local Community and Education Efforts
Stand Together Announces First NBA Deal Rooted in New Initiatives in Team Effort with Café Momentum, Per Scholas, and Empowered Today, the Atlanta Hawks and State Farm Arena along with Stand Together, a philanthropic community that tackles the root causes of our country’s biggest problems, announced a new multi-year partnership rooted in social impact that will improve […]
Nonprofit restaurant in Atlanta to train and mentor youths who need a fresh start
By Berndt Petersen, WSB-TV | ATLANTA — A new restaurant in downtown Atlanta is offering crime solutions. It’s under construction with a concept like no other. A nonprofit cafe designed to help young people who get caught up in the justice system. “It’s a social enterprise, and that’s the good thing,” Stewart Williams told Channel 2′s Berndt […]
Southern Smoke brings together top chefs for their three-day festival this weekend
Chris Shepherd and Chef Chad Houser with Cafe Momentum discuss their roles in changing communities for the better HOUSTON — Chris Shepherd‘s Southern Smoke Festival takes place this Friday through Sunday, with the country’s best chefs, live music, tastiest food, and fantastic wine, beer, and cocktails. The three-day event will raise funds and awareness for food […]
Hidden Pearls Podcast – Cafe Momentum – Chad Houser with Emma & Bruce Kittle
In this episode, we go deep into an exploration of how a successful Executive Chef, with over 17 years in the food industry and who had achieved his own dream of owning a 5 Star restaurant, had an awakening while working with some kids in a local juvenile justice center teaching them how to make […]
How the Broncos supported youth coming out of the juvenile justice system by hosting Café Momentum
DENVER — Anyone who attended this year’s Taste of the Broncos presented by King Soopers would tell you that the event was a smashing success. On the grass lawn just outside Empower Field at Mile High, players, fans and community members mingled under the warm glow of string lights. As the crowd danced along to lively […]
Workers Paid to Help at Food Banks
By Dominga Gutierrez • Published March 25, 2020 Nonprofit organization, ‘Get Shift Done’, is helping displaced hospitality workers get paid to work at food banks and food distribution centers. “We’ll probably pay about 1,000 different people this week some amount of money,” Get Shift Done Co-Founder Patrick Brandt said. “We’re in no way replacing their income, but it […]
How Dallas Restaurants Are Giving Back to the Community During the Pandemic — And How You Can Help Them
It is especially difficult for Dallas restaurants right now. Yes, they can still deliver and offer take-out, even when the Shelter-In-Place order begins at midnight, but it’s still going to be tough. When adversity comes though, always “look for the helpers,” as Mr. Rogers would often say. And we’ve got plenty of helpers in Dallas. […]
NFL athletes support formerly-incarcerated youth at transformative Super Bowl dinner
As crowds gathered and athletes converged in Miami for the Super Bowl this weekend, some unlikely partners joined together for a unique dinner that has the potential to spark a national movement and inspire change within juvenile justice. In partnership with the Players Coalition and the NFL’s Inspire Change initiative, Stand Together hosted a pop-up […]
It’s Time to Rethink Juvenile Justice in America
It’s Time to Rethink Juvenile Justice in America BY MARK HOLDEN February 12, 2020 For years, the United States suffered under the weight of failed “tough-on-crime” policies, finally admitting defeat over the last decade to more policies that are smart on crime and soft on taxpayers. We have learned that rehabilitation and redemption can enhance […]
