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Truth Spring Academy Breakfast Program

Empowering Success Through Partnership: Truth Spring Breakfast Program & Trade School Partnership

Studies show that students who have access to a nutritional breakfast show better concentration, perform better and are more likely to graduate. By collaborating with partners like Truth Spring Academy, we set students up for success by providing a balanced, healthy breakfast. Preventing diet-related illness and keeping our students on track academically means making healthy food accessible in our schools.

More than 35,000 breakfast meals have been distributed to Truth Spring Academy students since the launch of our program.

  • 80 meals a day
  • 400 nourishing breakfast meals a week
  • In the 2023 school year alone, we’ve distributed 1,360 meals.
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“Always be kind. You never know what someone else is going through. Just a little smile, or an ’are you OK?’ could make it a lot better.”
 ― April Rodgers

Cultivating Culinary Talent through Collaborative Partnerships

April Rodgers, our Front of House Lead, started as an intern in our cafe through the Truth Spring Academy Trade School.
Growing up in the North Highland community, April faced the challenges of difficult family situations, leading her to battle with addiction. However, her desire for a better life, not just for herself but also to show her children a different path, ignited a powerful transformation. She worked her way up from an intern to becoming our cafe's warm,  welcoming face as the Front-of-House Lead. April's impact and commitment to change have had a ripple effect on her family. Her daughter, inspired by April's journey, has earned her GED. Even more, both April and her daughter are now enrolled at Colorado Technical University, pursuing their college degrees side by side. We are proud to have April as a leader in our cafe, showcasing the power of collaborating, supporting and retaining our local talent.
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Truth Spring Academy Trade School Partnership

By partnering with the Truth Spring Trade School, we help students rebuild their own community through engaging, meaningful work, in-class learning and nine weeks of on-the-job-training in our culinary kitchen. We love that this partnership grows our local, culinary talent and supports our local economy through job opportunities and on-the-job training.

This partnership provides us with a steady stream of skilled and motivated interns and, oftentimes, potential future employees! (Like April and Brittney M.!) These individuals bring fresh perspectives, enhancing our team's creativity with our cafe menu, keeping the kitchen clean and efficient and getting to build relationships with our customers!

Creating a culture where food is medicine means nurturing our own culinary talent and helping build our local economy through job creation.

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