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FareStart is a non-profit, social entrepreneurial organization in Seattle, Washington, USA, that operates a job placement and training program benefiting homeless and disadvantaged men, women, and youth. FareStart was started as a business that delivered meals to homeless shelters, whose founder, David Lee, later trained their clients to help prepare the food, which gave them the job skills they would need to find employment and stable housing. FareStart reports that 80% of graduates find jobs within 90 days of graduation.
As of January 2007, the main FareStart Restaurant and the FareStart administrative offices moved from Downtown Seattle just east of the Pike Place Market, to its new home at the corner of Seventh Ave and Virginia Ave.
The FareStart Restaurant serves lunch Monday through Friday, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Every Thursday from 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m is the Guest Chef night, which features a three-course dinner, prepared by students under the supervision of a "guest chef" — a noted Seattle chef from another restaurant that volunteers their services to support the cause. Chefs have come from as far as the Rosario Resort on Orcas Island, but most are from restaurants in Seattle and King County, including Ray's Boathouse, Sky City at the Space Needle, Salty's on Alki, Elliott's Oyster House, and the Metropolitan Grill.
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