Community Uplift Partnership

At CUP, Young adults (ages 16-24) are employed and work in a healthy work environment alongside wise mentors, in one of our four social enterprises that is our Beyond The Job Training. The connections that are made with mentors in the day to day, help students overcome hurdles in their lives, by having a caring person in their life at work to problem solve and train. This training goes far beyond the espresso machine. We do teach great customer service, effective communication, teamwork, and commitment to a healthy work environment, but we also identify and nurture strengths such as marketing, inventory control, management, admin skills and interpersonal skills, like how to have a crucial conversation or how to problem solve! These skills help at risk young people level up to a new and better opportunity in the work force. In 2023 we helped over 60 kids find living wage jobs, start or return to college, start their own business or make a lateral move, but with tools to be quickly promoted or change their next atmospheres from toxic to healthy!