Learning skills from some of Houston s best restaurants.
Homemade Hope and the Greater Houston Restaurant Association launched Restaurant U, a program that connects at-risk children to world-class eateries in the Houston area.Â
THERE S AN ENTIRE WORLD S worth of culinary experiences available in Houston, and Restaurant U is helping foster opportunities to the children that need it most.
âFor so many of the children Homemade Hope serves, food can be a source of uncertainty,â says Homemade Hope s Executive Director Blair Bentley in a press release. âThese children live in food deserts and donât get adequate nutrition.â
Thatâs why the Houston non-profit decided to partner with The Greater Houston Texas Restaurant Association (GHTRA)âto design an engaging summer field trip program that allows vulnerable children ages 4â18 to gain insight into Houstonâs thriving restaurant industry. From its very own first-class chefs, restaurant own
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HOUSTON, July 14, 2021 /PRNewswire/ A new program will introduce some of Houston s most vulnerable children to a world of culinary possibilities. Entitled
Restaurant U, the initiative is a partnership between local non-profit
Homemade Hope and the
Greater Houston Texas Restaurant Association that will take area at-risk kids aged 4-18 years old on immersive field trips to top-tier eateries, where they will eat delicious food as they talk and learn with the best chefs, owners, and service team members in the restaurant industry.
Restaurant U
Every two weeks throughout the summer of 2021, Restaurant U participants will visit a different restaurant. The series kicks off with a stop at award-winning
Local program looks to connect at-risk children with acclaimed restaurants, introduce them to culinary arts
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HOUSTON - A local program is working to help introduce at-risk youth to the culinary arts!
It s called Restaurant U, and based on a press release, it s a Houston program meant to serve at-risk youth and introduce them to world-class eateries through a series of immersive field trips.
The program is dually run by The Greater Houston Area Restaurant Association and Homemade Hope, a local non-profit founded in 2014 that helps children living in Houston shelters through a variety of programming. Houston is the greatest food city in the world, and anyone can be part of it, said Cameron James, President of the Greater Houston Texas Restaurant Association. Our restaurant community is so excited about the opportunity to connect with young people through mouth-watering food, mentorship, and interactive experiences that don’t just illustrate the professional o