UPGRADES are on the menu at Frankie’s Cafe.
Frankie’s Cafe hosts Cafe Creations, a 10 week program aimed at teaching young people out of schooling and employment skills to help find them work. The volunteer program has had two batches of graduates so far.
Frankston councillors voted to “include the installation of bi-fold doors and a servery with supporting HVAC system at Frankie’s Café at the Frankston South Community and Recreation Centre, to be referred for consideration in the 2020/21 Capital Works budget to increase the capacity of the training cafe for the benefit of the trainees, their customers and the centre to offer social inclusion programs.” Those works are estimated to cost $150,000.
Cafe Creations graduate Courtney Anderson made a submission to council calling for them to help out. “This funding would make using the appliances safe,” she said.
The program’s third lot of participants are set to graduate on 6 August.