PORTLAND, Ore. — Stone Soup PDX celebrated the grand opening of its new Stone Soup Café at Glisan Landing in Montavilla on Monday, marking a significant expansion for the nonprofit culinary training program.
The café, located at 7400 Northeast Glisan Street at Glisan Landing, will serve as both a public gathering place and training ground for individuals overcoming barriers to employment, including homelessness, recent incarceration and recovery.
Stone Soup PDX has trained more than 200 individuals and coordinated and prepared more than 500,000 meals for community partners across Portland since its founding, according to a statement from the culinary nonprofit…