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Emma's Torch Helps Refugees Build New Futures Through Food

Washington, D.C. (7News) — Emma's Torch is opening its new café and culinary training center in Downtown Silver Spring on June 12, combining delicious food with a powerful mission.

The nonprofit provides refugees, asylum seekers, and survivors of human trafficking with hands-on culinary training, career support, and real-world restaurant experience to help them build sustainable careers in the hospitality industry. Guests can enjoy fresh café offerings while supporting students as they put their skills into practice in a working kitchen.

Kerry Brodie, the founder and Executive Director of Emma's Torch, and Briana White, the Senior Culinary Instructor shared… watch here.