When you’ve been out of the workforce for a while, the hurdles that stand between you and a job that can provide some stability can seem never-ending. Meanwhile, San Francisco is grappling with a shortage of restaurant workers. Farming Hope guides and pays people as they learn the ropes of working in the short-staffed food industry. Whether they’re experienced cooks or have never worked in a kitchen, by the end of the program they’ll have connections that could lead to a good job and skills that will serve them in the food industry. | Unlimited Chronicle access: sfchronicle.com/pod

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