“Drive Change” Coming Out With Maple-Based Food Truck To Train At-Risk Youth

Sometimes crowd-funding schemes can make a difference.

Back in June, we told you about Drive Change, a food truck social enterprise that employs, trains and empowers young people (ages 16-25) who have recently come out of jail or prison.

After raising $75,000 through private sources, they ran an Indiegogo campaign to raise the final $40,000 needed to get a food truck into operation.

It took slightly longer than expected, but soon you can expect to see Snowday on the NYC streets.

Click through for more details, including the full sweet and savory menu.

Just two years ago, Jordyn Lexton was teaching a classroom full of teenage prisoners on Riker’s Island, New York City’s main prison complex. It was there she had the early inspiration for Drive Change, a social enterprise that aims to develop a number of food trucks that employ and train formerly incarcerated youth and advocate for their long-term future.

Following a year-long stint as a manager at Kimchi Taco Truck, and a successful Indiegogo campaign, Snowday will be opening in December.

For a longer read about the origins of Snowday, and what they hope to accomplish in the future, check out this interesting article at Co.Exist.

The menu is NY State-centric, including NYS cheddar cheese and maple syrup (natch). For the entire menu, such as maple grilled cheese for lunch, and maple bacon donuts for dessert, click here.

You can follow Snowday on twitter here or on our Mobile Munchies twitter feed. Facebook is here and their website is here.

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