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Dimensional Mind works with those determined to leave the world better than they found it, and we champion every individual striving for the success they know is theirs.
OUR IMPACT
DRIVE CHANGE
culinary-based youth re-entry program
NYC
groundbreaking job-training program for previously incarcerated young adults, furthering their social and professional development through the power of work, designed around three-time award winning food truck and mobile classroom.
our impact
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complete trauma-informed culinary training curriculum for justice-impacted youth.
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top-to-bottom brick-and-mortar + mobile facility design supporting service offerings tied to programmatic outcomes.
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integration of hyper-local food procurement strategy supporting food justice education.
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designed evaluation system to capture program metrics leading to securing $10M in funding over three years and data supporting qualitative program narratives.
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SALAD DAYS
food-access & workforce development social enterprise
NYC
hub-and-spoke model social enterprise of Good Food Works NYC bringing the freshest prepared salads to neighborhoods that need it most, while providing employment and on-the-job skill building to homeless and formerly incarcerated New Yorkers.
our impact
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multi-year program and revenue model iteration leading to establishment of NYC's only locally-sourced hub-and-spoke food program in under-served neighborhoods
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development of foodservice and retail perations including role development, operations manuals, reporting feedback loops.
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conducted consumer studies including 1-on-1 interviews and surveys uncovering critical model data and leading to empirically-driven funding strategies.

RISE
youth workforce development
social enterprise
NYC
job-readiness program for young New Yorkers ages 16-24 based out of Sweet Generation Bakery providing on-the-job training, workplace-based social-emotional learning, and food service and hospitality experience.
our impact
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designed and oversaw 75% increase in program capacity.
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integrated two new revenue lines into program training model during facility expansion, redesigned on-boarding and orientation leading to 25% improved retention.
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designed and implemented social-emotional learning curriculum following participatory action research.
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designed and implemented top-to-bottom evaluation program to support and drive a culture of social-emotional development and continual growth.
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created youth management training curriculum and consulting course.

CHIFRESH KITCHEN
community-serving worker co-op Chicago
women and lack-owned food social enterprisein Southside Chicago providing pathways to ownership to those previously incarcerated by preparing and delivering freshly prepared meals to Chicagoland communities and institutions.
our impact
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full facility re-organization, workflow design with production tracking tools, dashboard system design & implementation
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role definition overhaul including associated job descriptions, tasks lists, flat-hierarchy management system and values-driven evaluation system to support individual growth-mindset and transition from worker to owner.
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creation of proprietary recipe development tool bridging soulful cooking and Illinois nutrition standards to access medically-tailored meal contracts, expanding product line into home-delivered meals.
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development of consumer satisfaction surveys to drive new product line development.

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