This company's training programs, which include hands-on experience in its
restaurants and cafes, are bringing graduates out of poverty and into a new life.
BY SARA KAY
FareStart: Cooking Up Skills for Life
giving back
A look at suppliers and buyers who
are making a difference through their
business philosophies, models, or
charitable efforts.
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t started as a means of feeding the homeless in Seattle. The impoverished. Those who were hungry, and not sure where or when their
next meal would be. When David Lee, a chef, started FareStart 25 years ago, he wanted to provide nutritious meals to people who
were living in the shelter system. But, he soon realized he could provide so much more by giving them the skills to work in a kitchen,
helping them find a way out of food insecurity and into a new life.
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