The Aging Out Podcast
The Aging Out Podcast
The Field Center for Children’s Policy, Practice & Research
Episode 079: Topic Discussion - The Foster Youth Coffee Shop Support Model
47 minutes Posted Sep 3, 2023 at 7:24 pm.
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In this episode, Lynn Tonini facilitates a conversation between three individuals who work with youth aging out of foster care by employing and mentoring them in a coffee shop: Bethany Priebe with Cultivate Coffee (Phoenix, AZ), Emily Schmidt with The Cracked Pot Coffee Shop (Mechanicsburg, PA), and Kamal Marell with The Monkey & The Elephant (Philadelphia, PA). During this conversation, we discussed this particular nonprofit model and how each organization applies strategies to support youth aging out of foster care, helping them learn employment skills and prepare for the next steps as adults.