From Kansas-Scott Barnes arrives at the Finney State Office Building at 7:15 a.m., nearly two hours before training starts. He stays until 5:30 p.m., more than two hours after the others finish.
He chops vegetables and washes dishes for six hours a day at the new Green Leaf Cafe, learning the nuances of restaurant work.
Soon, he said, he hopes to support his family — his wife, Rachel, and nearly 2-year-old son, Kayden — on his own.
“I hope it helps me find work,” Barnes said. “I’m really not having any luck finding a job anywhere else.”
Green Leaf Cafe, a recent partnership between the Department for Children and Families and Episcopal Social Services, is giving low-income, unemployed Kansans like Barnes a chance to learn new skills and get back to work.
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