Beginning Monday, September 17th, Urban Fusion Café will be serving Starbucks coffee and tea products. The Union Project is proud to announce a partnership with Starbucks for our new Youth Barista Program, an onsite skills training program for young adults. Over the coming year this program will train 30 young men and women aging out of foster care. Forty percent of foster youth end up homeless in their first 2 years out of the system. This program works to change that number locally by providing youth with skills and job placements in café and food service, allowing them to earn a living wage. Starbucks will be donating all coffee, tea, syrups and paper products used in Urban Fusion Café and for training in the Youth Barista Program. Other vital partners for the Youth Barista Program include the Social Innovation Accelerator, FamilyLinks, Kitchens with Missions, and the Allegheny County Department of Human Services. Please join us Friday October 5th from 6-8pm for a free coffee and dessert reception and the official introduction of the Youth Barista Program to our community. More details about this event will follow next week! _______________________________________________ update mailing list update@unionproject.org http://unionproject.mennonite.net/mailman/listinfo/update.unionproject