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Meet Espresso Patronum: The First Barista Graduates of 2019!

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YouthCare’s Barista Training and Customer Service Program, run in partnership with FareStart, graduated its first cohort of 2019 on Friday afternoon! YouthCare’s Barista program is an eight-week training program that… Read More of “Meet Espresso Patronum: The First Barista Graduates of 2019!”

Posted by Nicole Phaysith on March 11, 2019
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Expanded Investments in Youth Employment

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The Schultz Family Foundation has launched a new youth employment initiative called 100,000 Opportunities. Based off the successful model of YouthCare’s Barista Training and Customer Service Program, the foundation plans to… Read More of “Expanded Investments in Youth Employment”

Posted by YouthCare on July 27, 2015
  • Media Coverage

Learning from the Best: Starbucks’ Interview Program

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For nine years, volunteers from Starbucks Coffee Company have been helping us prepare young people for life by conducting mock interviews with students in our Barista Training and Education Program,… Read More of “Learning from the Best: Starbucks’ Interview Program”

Posted by YouthCare on February 24, 2015
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Starbucks, Schultz Family Fund National Expansion of Barista Program

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The Seattle Times’ Angel Gonzalez shares the good news about the Barista Training and Education Program, founded ten years ago as a partnership between YouthCare and FareStart: The Schultz Family… Read More of “Starbucks, Schultz Family Fund National Expansion of Barista Program”

Posted by YouthCare on September 9, 2014
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