• January 31, 2025 | Atlanta

  Tegna Grant Recipient: Cafe Momentum (Video)

  Chef Joshua Lee and intern Dennis share how to make Lima Bean Hummus with Parmesan Lavash Crackers on Atlanta & Company. Author: 11alive.com CMATL is one of five organizations awarded grants for their work in the community. Watch the full news segment here: https://shorturl.at/ceajf

• January 30, 2025 | Dallas

  Dallas restaurant Cafe Momentum to move to new,‘free’ location

  The Meadows Foundation donated 1 acre of land for this Dallas nonprofit to grow. Cafe Momentum, the Dallas nonprofit once described as “the ultimate feel-good restaurant,” will move to a new location in 2026. The restaurant that employs teens seeking a second chance is expected to vacate its spot in downtown Dallas’ Thanksgiving Square after more than […]

• January 29, 2025 | Atlanta, Dallas, Denver, Pittsburgh

  Celebrating 10 Years of Momentum: A Bold New Vision

  A letter from Olivia Cole, Café Momentum Chief Strategy Officer: Today marks a momentous milestone for Café Momentum: 10 years of transforming lives, breaking down stigma and proving what’s possible when we invest in opportunity for our youth. As we celebrate this milestone and look to the future, Momentum Advisory Collective (M.A.C.) is transitioning its […]

• January 26, 2025 | Dallas

  Cafe Momentum Breaks Ground on Dallas Flagship to Expand Its Outreach

  Cafe Momentum, a Dallas restaurant that doubles as a nonprofit that teaches at-risk youth culinary skills, is expanding its mission with a new flagship “learning location.” Located in the Wilson Historic District (3001 Greenwood Street) in Old East Dallas — not far from the Cafe’s Downtown location, the new hub is expected to “provide interns […]

• January 9, 2025 | Atlanta

  13 metro Atlanta restaurants Atlanta Journal-Constitution is excited to see open in 2025

  There are a lot of new restaurants slated to debut in metro Atlanta in 2025. Here are a few that Atlanta Journal-Constitution is particularly excited to see join the local dining scene. By Yvonne Zusel Jan 9, 2025 This is an artist’s rendering of the exterior of Café Momentum, set to open in downtown Atlanta […]

• December 18, 2024 | Atlanta

  11Alive and TEGNA Foundation award grants to 5 nonprofits in metro Atlanta

  The five nonprofits receiving the funds are Cafe Momentum – Momentum Advisory Collective, CareerRise, Latin American Association, UNCF and the YMCA of Metro Atlanta. Credit: WXIA Author: 11Alive Staff Published: 5:01 PM EST December 18, 2024 Updated: 5:01 PM EST December 18, 2024 ATLANTA — 11Alive and the TEGNA Foundation, a charitable foundation sponsored by TEGNA Inc., awarded five nonprofits […]

• December 17, 2024 | Denver

  PRESS RELEASE: Denver Broncos Foundation Awards Million Dollar Grant to Support Justice-Involved Youth through Cafe Momentum!

  Today, the Momentum Advisory Collective announced a one million dollar grant from the Denver Broncos Foundation to support justice-involved youth through Café Momentum, an award-winning restaurant and culinary training facility that hires youth exiting juvenile detention and employs them as paid interns to run all aspects of the business.

• December 11, 2024 | Dallas

  It’s Here: The Observer’s Annual List of Top 100 Restaurants in Dallas

  Dallas offers a wide range of culinary experiences, from sushi to barbecue. Here’s a guide to the best of them.The Best Classic Dallas Restaurants Iconic spots that help define Dallas’ culinary landscape. Some restaurants have long made Dallas a great place to live and eat, from red-sauce Italian haunts to places with upscale Cowboy swagger. Thankfully, […]

• December 8, 2024 | Denver

  Nonprofit Cafe Offers a Chance at Rehabilitation

  Café Momentum is expanding across the country.Café Momentum, a nonprofit restaurant founded in Dallas, is bringing its transformative model to Denver. The concept offers young people who have been in the justice system an opportunity to gain work and life skills.  Read more here: https://whatnowdenver.com/nonprofit-cafe-offers-a-chance-at-rehabilitation/

• December 7, 2024 | Pittsburgh

  Steelers Safety Miles Killebrew On My Cause My Cleats and Café Momentum Pittsburgh

  Every holiday season, pro football players get a chance to promote causes and organizations that are close to their hearts. Through the My Cause My Cleats campaign, players step on the field wearing customized cleats sporting the logos, names, and messages of non-profit organizations doing good work in their local communities. Philanthropic community Stand Together is there to help […]

• November 30, 2024 | Atlanta

  Cafe Momentum announces chef and more metro Atlanta restaurant news

  By Yvonne Zusel and Olivia Wakim Cafe Momentum, a nonprofit restaurant employing justice-involved youth, is set to open its Atlanta location at 200 Peachtree St. NE at the beginning of 2025, and it now has a chef to lead operations. Josh Lee has been selected to run the Cafe Momentum kitchen. Lee, a 2022 James […]

• November 27, 2024 | Atlanta

  I’m going to be a chef. Knowing that makes it easy to leave the bad behind.

  By Reggie Elliot In Georgia, each year, 52,000 young people, about one-tenth of Atlanta’s entire population, are put in jail or are on probation. That is a lot of potential left behind bars. I know this because I was involved with the system. My troubles started in middle school. Like many boys, I wanted to play […]