Nonprofit Café Momentum plans pop-up dinner series in Fall 2024

Stewart Williams, executive director of Café Momentum Atlanta. Photo by Kerri Phox/The Atlanta Voice Café Momentum, an award-winning nonprofit restaurant that provides paid internships to justice-involved youth ages 15-19, kicked off their first of several series of pop-up dinners to support its expansion to Atlanta at Gunshow. This invite-only dinner was the first in a series of Momentum Rising Exclusive Pop-Up Dinners to introduce Café Momentum to the broader Atlanta community, ahead of opening its permanent brick-and-mortar restaurant in October. The dinner, presented by Georgia-Pacific, was prepared, and served by 10 justice-involved youth alongside Gunshow’s team. Café Momentum works closely with these young individuals to train in front-of-house and back-of-house responsibilities.& The pop-up dinner is designed to introduce Café Momentum’s program design and raise funds to open the doors. It also raises awareness to the ability of Fulton County’s justice-impacted youth to reach their full potential when they’re given the tools, resources, and opportunities to do so. Café Momentum is partnering with Fulton County’s Department of Juvenile Justice to establish a supportive framework for youth transitioning out of the juvenile justice system, empowering them to transform their lives.& Stewart Williams, executive director of Café Momentum Atlanta, said the reason they...