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Root is a non-profit with a mission to provide youth, ages 16 to 26, with a pathway to employment and financial independence. Through developing life and work readiness skills, youth leave Root prepared for success in the workplace.

Since 2017, Root has worked to expand employment and economic opportunities for young adults with barriers to success in Essex County, Massachusetts. Through an emphasis on food service training and targeted life-skills development, Root has built a Culinary Job Training Program, award-winning youth employment enterprises (Catering by Root, and the HarborPoint event space), and our initiative to help address area food insecurity through youth-driven Community Catering. Youth trainees and alumni employees receive culinary instruction, life and professional skills development, financial literacy, and, as needed, support in completing high school and continuing education. To date, Root has graduated 198 trainees and prepared over 100,000 meals for those in-need. Through its food enterprises, Root has created more than 50 transitional employment opportunities for young adults and continues to expand.

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