Inside one kitchen’s mission to rewrite the ending for previously incarcerated youth
Drive Change, a Brooklyn, N.Y., nonprofit organization that provides culinary training to teens and young adults who have previously been incarcerated or impacted by the criminal justice system.
A sun-drenched commercial test kitchen bursts with energy as a group of young people call out orders to each other, warning of hot pots and pans swinging around the room.
The newly renovated metal-clad kitchen smells of cumin and raw onions, as a tray of sizzling chicken and charred green peppers makes its way into to-go boxes of chicken fajitas.
Lunch is being prepared for the fellows and local community at the headquarters of Drive Change, a Brooklyn, New York, nonprofit organization that provides culinary training to teens and young adults who have previously been incarcerated or impacted by the criminal justice system.
Throughout the year, fellows enter a paid, four-month program where they learn kitchen basics like proper knife skills and how to sauté.
The organization also provides mental health services and professional development in an effort to provide more stable options for its fellows.
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