Hotlines: Week of Oct 12-16 - Change Please Coffee
Hosts Herbert Alexander (CRJ) and Allen Browning (Remerg) interview Taylor Mack, Regional Program and Cafe Manager for Change Please Coffee, a social enterprise nonprofit and commercial coffee company whose profits fund paid barista training and employment coaching for people experiencing homelessness and other barriers, including incarceration and substance use. Mack describes the program’s focus on concrete job skills and customer service, plus “Employment Essentials” soft-skill training, resume and job application support, and shadow shifts with partner employers, alongside a supportive…
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