Emma's Torch on Forbes

Emma’s Torch: Training Refugees For Restaurant Jobs

Since its inception in 2016, Emma’s Torch, a non-profit culinary training center based in Brooklyn, N.Y. that prepares refugees or survivors of forced migration or human trafficking, for jobs in the restaurant industry, has helped over 400 people gain jobs. As part of its training, it operates 3 Emma’s Torch Cafes in Carroll Gardens in Brooklyn, the Brooklyn Public Library and in Washington, D.C. that opened in early 2024…..read more