SO ALL MAY EAT INC

SO ALL MAY EAT, INC.S CURRENT PROGRAMS INCLUDE: SAME CAF DENVER, SAME CAF TOLEDO, SAME OUTREACH, AND THE COOK TO WORK TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM. SAME CAFS, INNOVATIVE PARTICIPATION-BASED RESTAURANTS, PROVIDE ACCESS TO HEALTHY FOOD WHERE PEOPLE CAN EAT WITH DIGNITY WHILE CONTRIBUTING WHAT THEY CAN TIME, MONEY, OR PRODUCE TO THE OPERATION OF THE CAFS. SAME OUTREACH PROGRAMS PROVIDE HEALTHY MEALS THROUGH INTENTIONAL PARTNERSHIPS WITH COMMUNITY SOCIAL SERVICE AGENCIES AND OTHER FOOD JUSTICE ORGANIZATIONS PROVIDING SERVICES TO PEOPLE LIVING IN FOOD DESERT NEIGHBORHOODS, EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS, VETERANS, MEMBERS OF LGBTQ COMMUNITIES, HISPANIC/LATINX/AFRICAN AMERICAN COMMUNITIES, AND PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES. IN 2024, SO ALL MAY EAT INC. SERVED A TOTAL OF 51,051 MEALS ACROSS THE CAFE AND OUTREACH PROGRAMS IN DENVER AND TOLEDO. DENVER SERVED 15,386 MEALS IN THE CAFE AND 13,275 MEALS THROUGH THE OUTREACH PROGRAM. TOLEDO SERVED 21,933 MEALS IN THE CAFE AND 457 MEALS THROUGH THE OUTREACH PROGRAM. THROUGH COOK TO WORK, SAMES JOB-READINESS TRAINING PROGRAM, STUDENTS GAIN SKILLS RELATED TO ALL ASPECTS OF WORKING IN A RESTAURANT INCLUDING WORKING IN A KITCHEN AND CUSTOMER SERVICE IN THE FRONT OF HOUSE. IN 2024, 537 VOLUNTEERS SPENT 2,311 TRAINING HOURS IN THE COOK TO WORK PROGRAM. IN ADDITION, 29 PEOPLE REPORTED THAT THEIR PARTICIPATION WITH SAME CAFE LED TO IMPROVED EMPLOYMENT TOWARD ECONOMIC STABILITY FOR THEM.