Friday, March 6, 2015

Dog Tag Bakery

I will have to check this out when I get down there...




Readjusting to the American workforce after active military service - particularly when dealing with injuries - can be notoriously challenging, which is why two enterprising philanthropists have put their heads together to form an unlikely solution.

Dog Tag Bakery - which trains and employs wounded veterans, not just in baking but in actually running the business - was launched last year in Georgetown, Washington D.C., by Father Richard Curry, a professor of Catholic Studies at Georgetown University, and entrepreneur Connie Milstein.

It's a two-floor operation; upstairs a study center where ex-members of the U.S. ex-military (and their spouses or caregivers) are taught classes in business, finance and marketing, and downstairs a storefront bakery, where these skills are put into practice running the operation for local customers.


Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2981876/A-recipe-success-New-Dog-Tag-Bakery-teaches-wounded-U-S-veterans-business-skills-need-enter-civilian-workforce.html#ixzz3TcA2W6IO

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