This pizzeria and social enterprise employs youth that are affected by social abandonment. Founded by Alejandro Souza, Pixza is a restaurant and social empowerment platform that sells huarache-inspired blue corn pizzas and hires young people aged 18 to 25 that have been homeless, have no formal education, are addicted to drugs or were abandoned by their families at a young age -- essentially they fall under the category of social abandonment. This is a huge issue in Souza's home country of Mexico, where an estimated 15,000 to 30,000 people (including youth) live on the streets of Mexico City.
Pixza provides homeless youth with job training and life skills through a program that involves accepting a free slice of pizza from a Pixza employee. For every five slices sold, a sixth is set aside to be taken to a shelter.
Homeless Pizzeria Initiatives
This Pizza Restaurant Helps Youth Affected by Social Abandonment
Trend Themes
1. Social Empowerment Platforms - Businesses can create social empowerment platforms that employ and train individuals affected by social abandonment, providing them with job training and life skills.
2. Blue Corn Pizza - There is potential for the creation and popularity of blue corn pizza, inspired by huarache, which can be used as a platform to support social initiatives.
3. Social Initiatives in the Food Industry - More businesses in the food industry can create social initiatives to address issues such as homelessness and unemployment, and at the same time create a positive impact in their communities.
Industry Implications
1. Food Industry - The food industry can create more social initiatives such as Pixza that can address issues such as homelessness and unemployment, and also create a positive impact on their communities.
2. Social Enterprise - Starting a social enterprise that focuses on employing and training individuals who were abandoned socially, like Pixza, can help address socio-economic issues while creating a successful business model.
3. Non-profit Sector - Non-profit organizations can support and partner with social enterprises like Pixza to further their social impact and help provide job training and employment opportunities for at-risk individuals.