Latte Life opens a coffee shop with a training mission in North Kansas City
Latte Life has opened in North Kansas City, at 318 Armour Road. The cafe is a project of Life Unlimited, a local nonprofit that supports adults with disabilities.
The shop doubles as a barista academy. Life Unlimited's own postings describe hands on training and job coaching for its trainees, with academy goals that include barista certification, customer service skills, a food handling license, food preparation, inventory and point of sale systems, and workplace readiness.
Behind the counter, the cafe pours coffee, lattes and matcha, and even stocks pup treats. Life Unlimited says its employment services help people identify their interests and strengths, prepare for interviews and connect with employers, and Latte Life puts that mission to work in a neighborhood coffee shop.
Learn more at https://lattelife.com