Shared Table ATX TAY Fellowship Program
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Shared Table ATX harnesses the power of food and creativity to arm young people with the tools to break the cycle of generational poverty. We will accomplish this goal through our TAY (transition age youth) Fellowship Program.
The question of how to build social equity is a big topic of conversation today. For a young person with big dreams living in world that affords them little privilege to help them accomplish those dreams, or a young person that hasn't felt like a dream could be part of their reality, Shared Table ATX's TAY Fellowship Program aims to create a space and opportunity for those dreams to be dreamt and the needed supports to be realized.
Shared Table ATX is a nonprofit organization modeled like a for-profit business and is designed to be run, with the support of volunteer mentors, by the youth fellows in the program. Through the organization of Pop-Up Dinners, Pop-Overs, and creative culinary events, fellows will not only gain experience in culinary arts, but will also learn the entire culinary hospitality industry, marketing, graphic design, social media, strategy, business finance, sales, customer service, business development and more. These concrete skills will be complemented by soft skill development through a professional and leadership curriculum, which will include communication, time management, creative problem solving, conflict resolution, working on a team, managing up and managing down, etc.
The program is not designed to assign any young person to a specific field, but to create a space for the young person to realize their own strengths and explore their personal interests–leading them to determine their own path. We provide the tools to help them realize and accomplish all they want to be.
Shared Table ATX harnesses the power of food and creativity to arm young people with the tools to break the cycle of generational poverty. We will accomplish this goal through our TAY (transition age youth) Fellowship Program.
The question of how to build social equity is a big topic of conversation today. For a young person with big dreams living in world that affords them little privilege to help them accomplish those dreams, or a young person that hasn't felt like a dream could be part of their reality, Shared Table ATX's TAY Fellowship Program aims to create a space and opportunity for those dreams to be dreamt and the needed supports to be realized.
Shared Table ATX is a nonprofit organization modeled like a for-profit business and is designed to be run, with the support of volunteer mentors, by the youth fellows in the program. Through the organization of Pop-Up Dinners, Pop-Overs, and creative culinary events, fellows will not only gain experience in culinary arts, but will also learn the entire culinary hospitality industry, marketing, graphic design, social media, strategy, business finance, sales, customer service, business development and more. These concrete skills will be complemented by soft skill development through a professional and leadership curriculum, which will include communication, time management, creative problem solving, conflict resolution, working on a team, managing up and managing down, etc.
The program is not designed to assign any young person to a specific field, but to create a space for the young person to realize their own strengths and explore their personal interests–leading them to determine their own path. We provide the tools to help them realize and accomplish all they want to be.
Organizer
Bari Good
Organizer
Austin, TX