• October 19, 2020 | Dallas

  Cafe Momentum Takes Culinary Program for Juvenile Offenders National

  Café Momentum, the acclaimed culinary training program started by Dallas Chef Chad Houser to teach juvenile offenders a trade, is going national. Stand Together Foundation invested $1.9 million to help launch Momentum Advisory Co. (M.A.C.), taking Café Momentum’s nonprofit restaurant model nationwide. M.A.C. programs will “expand opportunity and enable system-involved youth to reach their full […]

• October 19, 2020 | Dallas

  Cafe Momentum Takes Mission Nationwide

  Despite the pandemic, one North Texas restaurant is building momentum. It has a unique concept known for turning workers’ lives around. At a time when that’s needed more than ever, NBC 5’s Noelle Walker found out how Cafe Momentum will take that mission nationwide. Watch video here via NBC5

• October 19, 2020 | Dallas

  Cafe Momentum powers up for life mid-pandemic

  Chad Houser is practically giddy when he tells people his “momentum” is back. His restaurant, Café Momentum, closed since March 15 because of the pandemic, reopened last month. The café’s student-employees — many of whom are at-risk youth — are back serving the restaurant’s customers, and continuing to prepare for industry opportunities. Houser, a longtime […]

• October 19, 2020 | Dallas

  Restaurant owner delivers food to children in need

  “GMA” sponsor Lay’s honors people across the country who bring positive change to their communities through the “Smile with Lay’s” campaign. Watch video here via Good Morning America

• October 19, 2020 | Dallas

  BLACK LACROSSE ALLIANCES ANNOUNCES PARTNERSHIP WITH PLAYERS COALITION

  Players Coalition and the Black Lacrosse Alliance announced today a formal partnership and consolidated effort to pursue their overlapping humanitarian and educational social justice missions.  These organizations represent player-founded and player-driven efforts to promote social justice and racial equality through advocacy, awareness, education and a shared allocation of resources. With the addition of Black Lacrosse […]

• October 19, 2020 | Dallas

  Reopening of Cafe Momentum Sparks Retail Line to Focus on Blackness

  By Allana J. Barefield  Staff Writer  Café Momentum’s doors are reopening on September 24 with the launch of a new retail line. Café Momentum is a nonprofit that teaches youth skills to those who have been released from juvenile detention facilities so they can be safe in the “real world.” Their premise is to eat, drink; […]

• October 19, 2020 | Dallas

  4 Dallas do-gooders get faces plastered on Lay’s potato chips bags

  Four Dallas folks will be featured in a campaign by Lay’s, in which their faces will appear on potato chips bags. The four include a breast cancer survivor, a dentist, a mentor, and a chef. They’re part of a campaign by Plano-based Lay’s to spotlight people who were nominated because they are “actively spreading joy.” […]

• October 19, 2020 | Dallas

  Reasons to Smile: Trash trucks and Cafe Momentum gets a national feature

  Watch full video here via WFAA

• October 19, 2020 | Dallas

  MOMENTUM LIVE

  Café Momentum is going virtual this year as part of its 5th annual signature North Texas Giving Day event, Momentum Live. In partnership with Allstate Insurance, the event is the Dallas nonprofit’s version of a telethon that includes celebrity guests, chefs and musical entertainment, including the Café Momentum interns who will be sharing their talents. […]

• October 19, 2020 | Dallas

  Cheba Hut Arrives In Deep Ellum, Centre Drops A Drink Line, A New Coffee Shop Lands In Deep Ellum And Bam’s Vegan Gets A Brick And Mortar. Plus More!

  Back Downtown, Cafe Momentum is set to reopen on Thursday, September 24. While dine-in seating will be limited to 25 percent, the restaurant has partnered with Favor and rolled out new to-go meal options, as well as a general product line that includes items like their infamous biscuit mix and other pantry staples. Hours will run Thursday through Saturday from 5:30 […]

• October 19, 2020 | Dallas

  Cafe Momentum in downtown Dallas reopens with new way to get biscuits

  The cool downtown Dallas restaurant Café Momentum is reopening, with a little something extra on the side: a new line of its top products — including a mix to make its signature biscuits at home. The restaurant, which is nationally recognized for its program to help at-risk youths, will reopen its dining room on Thursday, September 24. […]

• October 18, 2020 | Dallas

  5 Restaurants Serving Great Food For Good Causes

  If you’re going out to eat, it’s a good idea to find a restaurant dedicated to helping a great cause. From pay-what-you-can cafes to those providing job training, there are many places to dine that give back to local communities. In no particular order, here are several delicious restaurants that also embrace philanthropy. First up, […]