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Over 1,200 young people have gone through the Café Momentum paid internship program.

Our impact

Personal and Community Support

The secret behind Café Momentum’s success is the Momentum Model for Youth Justice. The Momentum model offers an ecosystem of support, including educational and financial literacy, paid workforce development training, life-skills and social-skills training. Because of this wraparound support, interns can build strong foundations to get their education back on track and gain financial stability.

Café Momentum’s success in Dallas, Pittsburgh and Nashville has transformed the lives of justice-involved youth and every customer who eats at their restaurant. As interns interact with the customers, bridges are created, and mutual respect is built.

Café Momentum serves a unique recipe for success: The interns defy the odds and stay out of the juvenile justice system as they move forward with their lives. Diners receive exceptional customer service and award-winning meals and can experience each intern’s capabilities and dignity firsthand.

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AFTER-CARE CASE MANAGEMENT

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As Momentum Advisory continues to scale its core work to provide justice-involved youth with resources, opportunities, and trauma-informed support, we commit to ensuring that the youth we have worked with during our pre-launch programming and pop-up dinners have a dedicated line of follow-up support, connecting them to local resources and partners, thereby maintaining the trust and relationships built. As Momentum Advisory continues to scale its core work to provide justice-involved youth with resources, opportunities, and trauma-informed support, we commit to ensuring that the youth we have worked with during our pre-launch programming and pop-up dinners have a dedicated line of follow-up support, connecting them to local resources and partners, thereby maintaining the trust and relationships built.

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As Momentum Advisory continues to scale its core work to provide justice-involved youth with resources, opportunities, and trauma-informed support, we commit to ensuring that the youth we have worked with during our pre-launch programming and pop-up dinners have a dedicated line of follow-up support, connecting them to local resources and partners, thereby maintaining the trust and relationships built. As Momentum Advisory continues to scale its core work to provide justice-involved youth with resources, opportunities, and trauma-informed support, we commit to ensuring that the youth we have worked with during our pre-launch programming and pop-up dinners have a dedicated line of follow-up support, connecting them to local resources and partners, thereby maintaining the trust and relationships built.

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As Momentum Advisory continues to scale its core work to provide justice-involved youth with resources, opportunities, and trauma-informed support, we commit to ensuring that the youth we have worked with during our pre-launch programming and pop-up dinners have a dedicated line of follow-up support, connecting them to local resources and partners, thereby maintaining the trust and relationships built. As Momentum Advisory continues to scale its core work to provide justice-involved youth with resources, opportunities, and trauma-informed support, we commit to ensuring that the youth we have worked with during our pre-launch programming and pop-up dinners have a dedicated line of follow-up support, connecting them to local resources and partners, thereby maintaining the trust and relationships built.

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As Momentum Advisory continues to scale its core work to provide justice-involved youth with resources, opportunities, and trauma-informed support, we commit to ensuring that the youth we have worked with during our pre-launch programming and pop-up dinners have a dedicated line of follow-up support, connecting them to local resources and partners, thereby maintaining the trust and relationships built. As Momentum Advisory continues to scale its core work to provide justice-involved youth with resources, opportunities, and trauma-informed support, we commit to ensuring that the youth we have worked with during our pre-launch programming and pop-up dinners have a dedicated line of follow-up support, connecting them to local resources and partners, thereby maintaining the trust and relationships built.

our impact

Personal and Community Support

our impact

Personal and Community Support

our impact

Personal and Community Support

Our mission

Café Momentum’s mission is to transform young lives by equipping justice-involved youth with life skills, education and employment opportunities to help them achieve their full potential.

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The Momentum Model

Café Momentum is a nationally-recognized nonprofit restaurant and training program that provides a paid internship for justice-involved youth. The internship includes 12-months of curriculum programming.  It starts with a 6-day orientation period, at which time, the interns receive their ServSafe® certification.  The interns are paired with case managers to address basic urgent needs, establish a baseline of stability in their lives and set personal goals. Café

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  • July 6, 2023 | Pittsburgh

    ‘Not just a job’: Pittsburgh-area teens gain a sense of calm and confidence at Cafe Momentum

    One of newest fine-dining establishments in Downtown Pittsburgh, Café Momentum is more than a restaurant: Most of the 25 teenagers it employs have been involved in the juvenile justice system. Café Momentum provides them with yearlong, paid internships in an effort to set them on a new path and stop the cycle of incarceration. For […]

  • January 2, 2020 | Dallas

    #SomethingGood: North Texas Food Truck Employs At-Risk Kids

    She’s a food truck owner doing something good in the community. “We are a small business with a social mission,” said Ashlee Kleinert, owner of Ruthie’s Food Trucks. “I’ve had a grilled cheese food truck business for nine years. The business has grown each year and it became more of a grind each year rather […]

  • 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.” […]

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our success is measurable

$429,950

total intern wages earned in 2023

93%

are making academic progress

85,18%

completed or were in compliance with any court orders

100%

had a bank account enabling future ability to finance or receive credit*

77%

are voluntarily receiving counseling**

*compared to the 25% who have a bank account upon entering the program
**100% of the interns entering our program had at least one Adverse Childhood Experience in their history

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Our mission

Café Momentum’s mission is to transform young lives by equipping justice-involved youth with life skills, education and employment opportunities to help them achieve their full potential.

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Group Experiences

  • TAILOR-MADE EVENTS

    Looking for a one-of-a-kind activity for your next birthday, team-building, or special event? We create custom menus and events tailored to your taste

  • CULINARY CLASSES

    Want to learn how to roll your own pizza dough or craft pasta from scratch? Our skilled chefs will teach each person step by-step to create a deliciou

  • Chef's table

    Here’s your chance for you (and up to 6 guests) to grab one-on-one time with Chef Peter Henry! He’ll prep your meals right in front of you and give yo

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