US: This Cafe Chain is on a Mission to Give Foster Youth Jobs – and to ‘Normalize Kindness’
Imprint – October 28, 2021
Nestled in posh Santa Monica, La La Land Kind Cafe may appear from the outside to be yet another bougie coffee shop. But there’s a key ingredient at the cafe affectionately known as La La: Many of the young people making and serving the rock candy and bamboo teas and toast with white truffle burrata have grown up in foster care, childhoods that often lack the guidance and support needed to make it in the world of work and independence. The company, which has four cafes in southern California and Texas, has built its business model around nurturing often-neglected aspirations, providing the former foster youth with a specially tailored eight-week internship to launch their career paths.
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