• April 30, 2026 | Dallas

  Cafe Momentum scales its mission with new East Dallas flagship

  Cafe Momentum scales its mission with new East Dallas flagship By Luciana Gomez A rendering of the exterior of the new two-story Cafe Momentum flagship center in East Dallas. Rendering courtesy of Cafe Momentum. For over a decade, Cafe Momentum has served as more than just an acclaimed culinary destination in downtown Dallas; it has been a catalyst […]

• April 27, 2026 | Dallas

  When Care Becomes a Model: How Thrive Restaurant Group Is Reimagining Workforce Support

  This Second Chance Month, Café Momentum is proud to recognize Thrive Restaurant Group as a supporting partner — and to share the story of how one visit to Dallas sparked something bigger. At Café Momentum, we don’t count chances. For many of the young people we serve, this is their first — a first job, […]

• April 20, 2026 | Pittsburgh

  Draft Week Special Menu

  Chef RC has developed a draft week menu.This curated menu will only be served from Tuesday, April 21 to Saturday, April 25 – 11:00 AM – 7:00PM. It will feature popular influenced Pittsburgh dishes like Sliced Roast Beef, a Pittsburgh Salad, and a Pittsburgh Platter with pierogis and kielbasa.  Please note: the menu will be served during lunch […]

• April 7, 2026 | Pittsburgh

  Cafe Momentum PGH Impact Report

  As we look ahead, we remain committed to deepening our impact, expanding opportunity, and reshaping the narrative around justice-impacted youth—together. Entering our fourth year, we celebrate not only our organizational growth, but the strength of our young people and the relationships we’ve built across the region. We will continue strengthening our workforce development model, so […]

• April 2, 2026 | IGNITE

  Ignite Newsletter: 2026 April

  By Tristyn, Café Momentum Ambassador Fellow This month, we turn our attention to Second Chance Month. After years of walking alongside youth who have touched the justice system, and after sitting with chapters of my own history, I have grown to believe that a second chance is far more than a phrase we hang on […]

• March 31, 2026 | Pittsburgh

  NFL Draft In Pittsburgh To Include Huge Restaurant Charity Event

  Taste of the Draft is coming to the Steel City to benefit national nonprofit GENYOUth and its mission to tackle student hunger in Pennsylvania. Participating establishments include DiAnoia’s Eatery, Ritual House, Palm Palm, Chengdu Gourmet, Del Frisco’s Double Eagle Steakhouse, Con Alma, Primanti Bros., Aunt Cheryl’s Café, Tina’s Bar and Restaurant, Teppanyaki Kyoto, The Speckled […]

• March 6, 2026 | IGNITE

  Ignite Newsletter: 2026 March

  By Tristyn, Café Momentum Ambassador Fellow We themed this month’s IGNITE around Education Access. We selected articles that I hope will give you the resources to examine who actually has the opportunity to learn and move forward (spoiler: it’s not typically our youth). In working alongside justice-involved youth and reflecting on my own educational experiences, […]

• February 13, 2026 | IGNITE

  Ignite Newsletter: 2026 February

  By Tristyn, Café Momentum Ambassador Fellow As we honor Black History Month, I invite you all to explore the connection between Black History in America and youth incarceration. This month, we look at history not as something finished, but as something that is continuously shaping the lives of our young people today. When I reflect on […]

• January 30, 2026 | Atlanta

  NBA Foundation Announces Round 16 Grants Championing Creative Futures and Workforce Readiness

  Round 16 grants expand youth pathways as the NBA Foundation invests in creative careers and workforce readiness. Read it here: https://www.nba.com/news/nba-foundation-announces-round-16-grants-championing-creative-futures-and-workforce-readiness A NOCCA Foundation culinary student works alongside an instructor in a professional kitchen classroom, highlighting pathways from creative education to career opportunity. Expanding Pathways to Economic Mobility The NBA Foundation announced its 16th round […]

• January 5, 2026 | Pittsburgh

  10 reasons to get out of the house and explore in January: Pittsburgh Restaurant Week

  Welcome to our first monthly event guide of 2026! Whether you’re looking for ways to squash those postholiday blues, keep your resolution to try new things or escape winter’s gloom without depleting your travel budget, we have the recommendations. Pittsburgh Restaurant Week arrives just in time for all the exhausted home chefs who are so […]

• December 18, 2025 | Dallas

  Café Momentum Founder Going to the Super Bowl

  We’re all coming together today at the Tam Fam table for our annual holiday potluck! 2025 James Beard Humanitarian of the Year Chad Houser shares more about his restaurant that employs formerly incarcerated youth. Plus he makes us his gingerbread pot de creme and gets a SPECIAL surprise! 

• December 17, 2025 | Dallas

  Tamron Hall Show: Tamron’s Holiday Potluck

  We’re all coming together today at the Tam Fam table for our annual holiday potluck! Plus, more giveaways! Cookbook author and chef PALAK PATEL, who won the Food Network’s Chopped and Beat Bobby Flay, shows how to make her mushroom shepherd’s pie. Then, chef MARK STRAUSMAN, owner of Mark’s Off Madison and a New York Times Top 100 NYC restaurant, makes his mother’s […]