YOU operates several social enterprises in London where young people learn by doing. With guidance from expert mentors and peers, youth gain hands-on, practical workplace skills while creating high-quality products for the community.
When you shop the YOU store, you're supporting meaningful training opportunities and helping young people prepare for long-term success.
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YOU Made It Café
Located in the heart of downtown London, the YOU Made It Café provides youth with hands-on experience in a fast-paced food service environment.
Youth learn safe food preparation, customer service, serving skills, and large-scale meal production. The Café also produces catering and meals for the community, helping youth participants understand real-world food operations from start to finish.
The Café is also the proud home of Mushed by YOU, a line of preserves made by our youth trainees and mentors. Through this training, youth gain experience in food production, quality control, and working in an industrial kitchen setting.
YOU Made It Woodshop
The Woodshop is where youth develop hands‑on skills in woodworking, cabinetry, and millwork while creating high‑quality products for retail and custom orders.
Under the guidance of expert mentors, youth work with professional tools and equipment to produce furniture, kitchenware, planters, trellises, and custom pieces for community partners and customers.
From raw materials to finished products, the Woodshop provides work experience that builds confidence and supports pathways into the skilled trades.