Curt’s Cafe

Curt's Cafe is a social enterprise committed to providing at-risk students ages 15 through 24 the opportunity to create a positive future for themselves. By providing on-the-job training, students learn about real-world conditions to prepare for entering the workforce.

Our program at Curt’s is unique and much needed. Proven at-risk or formerly incarcerated young adults have few resources available to them. Even a short confinement dramatically affects one’s ability to thrive outside incarceration. With little hope of securing employment, even for entry level positions, many end up living on the streets and return to destructive habits. Cycling through the courts, 86% of those released are sent back through the system within 3 years. We all pay the price for such recidivism. For our sake and theirs, it makes sense to direct these young adults toward a secure and productive future.

These young adults all identify one essential thing that would help them turn their lives around: a job.

At Curt’s we provide that opportunity by teaching marketable skills and then assisting in securing employment. We teach culinary techniques but also provide instruction they will need to fill in educational gaps, gain confidence, and become job-ready.

While students cannot volunteer in the cafe, there are opportunities for collection drives and fundraising.

Contact Danielle, Marketing Manager, danielle@curtscafe.org, or Niki, Development Director, niki@curtscafe.org