Steep, a youth-run boba shop from Juma Ventures, serves up tasty teas while empowering underserved young people with job skills and training.
"This cohort features a youth-run boba shop Steep Creamery; cookie bakery Hungry Crumbs; Aurora Centro a deli run by the owners of Aurora Alimentari; Paper Son Coffee; and ice cream shop Koolfi Creamery, serving small-batch Indian-influenced scoops, among others." - Justine Jones
"JUMA Ventures’ Steep Creamery is a youth-led boba shop, meaning underserved young people learn job skills while preparing to-go teas and snacks; the organization has a location in the Mission District, too." - Paolo Bicchieri
"In further boba shop news, Mission Local let readers know a youth-led nonprofit is taking over the Boba Guys storefront on 19th Street. The original Boba Guys location closed after claims of anti-union behavior from the company emerged. The new Steep Creamery and Tea is a customer-facing project from nonprofit Juma Ventures, an organization helping teenagers experiencing difficulties find income and job training. 'Some people hire young people to sell boba,' Lucia Fernandez-Palacios, the non-profit’s marketing director, told the outlet. 'We sell boba so that we can hire young people and give them jobs.'" - Paolo Bicchieri
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