A beloved Uptown restaurant that trains homeless people for jobs in the culinary industry will close at the end of this month. The Inspiration Corporation has run its social enterprise restaurant, Inspiration Cafe, for eleven years, and helped place more than 500 people in jobs. Because of federal funding cuts in 2014, however, it had to cut its training program at the Uptown site.
Beloved Uptown Social Enterprise Restaurant To Close
A beloved Uptown restaurant that trains homeless people for jobs in the culinary industry will close at the end of this month. The Inspiration Corporation has run its social enterprise restaurant, Inspiration Cafe, for eleven years, and helped place more than 500 people in jobs. Because of federal funding cuts in 2014, however, it had to cut its training program at the Uptown site.
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