Cafe Too is a restaurant skills training program providing skills-building and employment opportunities in an atmosphere of dignity and respect to people facing barriers to self sufficiency.

The 13-week training program focuses on a variety of subjects, including: basic culinary skills and concepts, reading and converting recipes, following and taking direction, teamwork, sanitation and safety, restaurant service, and job-readiness soft skills.

Students get hands-on experience by working for nine weeks at the Cafe Too restaurant at 4715 N. Sheridan Rd. They gain experience on lunch, brunch and dinner shifts and learn a broad range of skills. Once placed into employment, graduates are eligible for indefinite supportive services to ensure job retention and promote career advancement.

The Cafe Too program received the the United Way of Metropolitan Chicago's Highly Innovative Program Award in 2005 and the Harry Chapin Foundation's Self-Reliance Award in 2007.

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