Natasha Weir and Maricela Espinosa were hired as new baristas.
“It allows them to take a giant step away from their past that could potentially be, for a lot of people who are needing second chances, a ball and chain, said Natalie Huscheck s husband, Michael Huscheck. We’re looking to cut that off of them. I think this is going to set them free.
Weir and Espinosa worked hard to get the coffee shop ready for opening day, Huscheck said.
The Huschecks said the women were inspirations for anyone who could use a second chance.
“We’re starting with two, and we’re super excited just to be starting, but even the two of these ladies are praying and hoping for the next hire and to help more women like they have already been helped,” Natalie Huscheck said.
New coffee shop in East Dallas employs formerly incarcerated moms
Two women from Exodus Ministries have been hired as the shop’s baristas.
Well Grounded Coffee Community is located at Garland Road and N. Buckner Boulevard in East Dallas.(Ben Torres / Special Contributor)
Nonprofit coffee shop Well Grounded Coffee Community is expected to open Dec. 14 in the Casa Linda neighborhood of East Dallas.
The faith-based shop will employ mothers who were formerly incarcerated and are rehabilitating their lives via a Dallas nonprofit named Exodus Ministries. So far, the co-presidents of Well Grounded have hired two women who will serve as the shop’s baristas.