Triumph Kitchen gives at-risks youth a foundation to succeed in the culinary work place.
Student intern Patricia Guillen, 18, is a senior at Mentor ship Academy and also an intern at Triumph Kitchen. She says the skills she’s learning here at Triumph are invaluable.
“You can wind up being in a situation where someone might accuse you of stealing money and if that happens they’re not going to be able to trust you,” said Guillen.
Every week students learn one of the core values that can help set them up for a future career path says founder Chris Wadsworth.
“T is for trustworthy. R is for respect.  I is for integrity.  U is united. M is for motivated.  P is for persevering and H is for honesty,” Wadsworth said.
This week’s guest speaker, Ashley Barbier, told students how she uses integrity not only in pageants but in everyday life. 
“It’s very important to have high moral standards and at the same time be yourself and I think it’s important to share that with everyone because that applies to everything in life, she said.
Co-founder and life coach Sommer Wadsworth, or “Mama Triumph,” says all of the interns are considered family.
“Someone that was present at the event was like, ‘Oh, How many children do you have?’ And I was like 14 because I have six of my own and eight in class,” said Wadsworth.
After just 12 days in the program, the students said they are making healthier and wiser life choices. Many hope to stay at Triumph Kitchen or receive job placements elsewhere in the food industry upon completion.