# Personal Development Diners Ground Level Cafe Offers Training to At-Risk Youth in Toronto By Rebecca Byers | Published 2012-07-09 | Social Good Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ground-level-cafe References: [blogto](http://www.blogto.com/cafes/ground-level-cafe) & [glyv.org](http://glyv.org/) Ground Level Cafe is a social enterprise providing marketable skills and training to at-risk and street-involved youth located in Toronto. An initiative of Ground Level Ventures, the cafe specifically hires young people without the skills necessary to attain substantial, sustainable employment. Located in the Parkdale neighborhood, the Ground Level Cafe only uses [fair trade certified coffee](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/2025-educational-programming), as per Ground Level Youth Ventures policy. The cafe utilizes innovative models of [peer mentoring](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/career-accelerator) and encourages healthy lifestyle choices, as well as enlists the help of resource people and skilled volunteers to provide guidance around personal budgeting, time management, housing concerns and resume-building. **Contact Information** Ground Level Youth Ventures [website](http://glyv.org/) Ground Level Cafe on [Facebook](http://www.facebook.com/pages/Ground-Level-Cafe/109366422093) Ground Level Cafe on [Twitter](http://twitter.com/groundlevelcafe) ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 2.7/10 - Popularity: 36% | Activity: 37% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Gen Z, Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Social Good](https://www.trendhunter.com/socialgood) > [Social Business](https://www.trendhunter.com/socialbusiness) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **Personal Development Cafes:** Creating social enterprises that provide marketable skills and training to at-risk youth through cafes. - **Fair-trade Coffee:** Promoting the use of ethically sourced ingredients in cafes. - **Peer Mentoring:** Introducing innovative models of peer mentoring in cafes to encourage healthy lifestyles and provide guidance around personal budgeting, time management and resume-building. ### Who This Affects Most - **Hospitality Industry:** Creating socially responsible cafes that provide opportunities for at-risk youth. - **Coffee Industry:** Promoting the use of ethically sourced ingredients in cafes. - **Educational Industry:** Introducing innovative models of peer mentoring in cafes to provide guidance around personal budgeting, time management and resume-building. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Sustainable Toronto Coffee Shops](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/dispatch-coffee-toronto.md) - [Empowering Homeless Youth Initiatives](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tradeworx.md) - [Experimental Sporty Coffee shops](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/common-grounds-terra-cafe.md) - [Abandoned Coffee Shop Strategies](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/abandoned-coffee-shop.md) - [Career Education Labs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ontario-career-lab.md) - [Toronto-Based Arabic Cafes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/hailed-coffee-1.md) - [Nature-Inspired Coffee Boutiques](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/coffee-boutique.md) - [Daytime Coffee Mixers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-coffee-party.md) - [Spaciously Modern City Cafes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/brandor-coffee.md)