Stronger Houston: A Houston coffee shop is making it a mission to help teens who age out of the foster care system.
A Houston coffee shop is making it a mission to help teens who age out of the foster care system.
“And when you leave, we literally tell them we love them,” said General Manager of the Heights location, Pearl Del Angel.La La Land Kind Café is the newest business to open at MKT Market in the Heights, but it’s his sixth café and third city. The company has four locations in Dallas and one in California.
Roughly 20,000 youth leave the foster care system annually and are forced to fend for themselves, according to the Annie E. Casey Foundation. The foundation also states youth who age out are more likely to experience homelessness, joblessness, substance use, and early parenthood. Reihani said the café is a positive place foster youth aging out of the system can find refuge with an eight-week paid internship.
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