translator: is this a blessing? translator: yes, she says. for me and for all of my companions, it s truly a blessing. she wants to be a productive part of the community. the team here building their skills while recreating their favorite family recipes. it s a model for success that just earned them an award of one of america s top 50 restaurants. tell me what some of the participants in the program have ended up doing? we have participants who have opened up middle eastern catering. we have another participant who operates two cafes with another nonprofit in boulder and denver. another participant from ethiopia started a retail coffee business. and it has also been a life changing new chapter. formerly in tech and finance, his passion for food and helping others led him here. here we are producing good citizens, good entrepreneurs.