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Rise and Shine Bakery

Baking A Difference Every day!

Who We Are

Rise and Shine Inc. is an innovative 501c-3 workforce development bakery training program to teach people to become bakers. We provide people with employment barriers the opportunity to make a living wage in a fulfilling career. We serve individuals experiencing homelessness, veterans, those in addiction recovery, individuals currently or formerly incarcerated and survivors of domestic violence. In addition to the training program, the Rise and Shine Bakery social enterprise consists of a wholesale and retail bakery that will support the operations of the program and can be replicated in other communities.

Bakery training program Recipe for Success

Critical Ingredients:
  • A pathway for people to gain skills to earn a living wage and attain self-sufficiency
  • A bakery training program for veterans, people experiencing homelessness, those formerly and currently incarcerated, people in addiction recovery and survivors of domestic violence
  • A 10-week hard skills bakery training course in baking and pastry making
  • Soft skills training
  • ServSafe Skills certification
  • Graduation ceremony for 60 successful participants annually
  • Part-time employment in a large commercial bakery while training
  • Full-time case management support to provide wrap-around services that help people overcome their individual challenges
  • Provide employment resources & financial literacy education
  • Partner with daycare providers for children of trainees and employees
  • Create a sustainable operating budget through wholesale and retail sales
Directions: 1. Combine ingredients to create success for individuals through job training
2. Add a caring, supportive environment to help people heal and become successful
3. Fold in opportunities for individuals to grow and become contributing members of the community
4. Blend in peer support to strengthen success
5. Mix them together to develop a replicable social enterprise training
program and facility