Ron Armstrong took some coffee and brewed some jobs for at-risk teens.
After the Pura Bean Coffee Co. in Jacksonville offered to donate its product to the faith-based nonprofit he founded and runs, Sponsored by Grace, an idea arose. He transformed an old school bus into Grounds of Grace, a mobile coffee shop that provides work for African American youth in the troubled 32209 ZIP code.
"The goal is to create an avenue … to gain employment rather than being hired by the streets," Armstrong said.
From the bus, JJ can now see a way out.
"I was going to use this opportunity to meet new people and make a living for myself that's the right way," he said. "I wanted to work on the bus to get a view of another environment outside of my community and learn how to manage and use my money wisely. It's been very exciting, something I have never experienced before.