Mahalo
Denver, CO

PROJECT RESTART (doing business as Housed, Working & Healthy)

EIN 83-2638309
Housing, Food & Basic Needs Shelter & Homelessness Services People experiencing homelessness
Mission

Empower people experiencing housing instability to achieve sustained self-sufficiency by combining stable housing, mental-health-informed case management, and industry-aligned culinary job training and placement.

IRS-recognized 501(c)(3) public charity Contributions are tax-deductible

About PROJECT RESTART (doing business as Housed, Working & Healthy)

Project Restart (dba Housed, Working & Healthy) is a Denver-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit that operates a holistic, partner-based program focused on housing, employment training (chiefly culinary), and mental-health supports to help participants attain stable work and independent housing.

The organization operates an accredited culinary training program, runs social-enterprise kitchens (including a training eatery), and partners with local shelters, technical colleges and employers. Over the past 2–3 years it has expanded programming, deepened employer partnerships and scaled fundraising and earned-revenue efforts to increase placements and program capacity.

Notable achievements

Flagship culinary program launch

Established an accredited, multi-month culinary training program in partnership with a local technical college that includes industry certifications and hands-on instruction.

Opening of training eatery/social enterprise

Launched a commercial training eatery and wholesale food operations to provide real-world experience and generate earned revenue used to support program operations.

Program growth and outcomes (recent years)

Significant program and financial growth through 2022–2024 with reported increases in annual revenue and measurable placement outcomes (program-reported high graduate placement rates and growing graduate cohorts).

At a glance

Total assets
$778K
Annual revenue
$1.5M
Tax status
501(c)(3)Public charity
EIN
83-2638309
Location
Denver, CO
On Mahalo since
November 2025

Financial figures from the IRS Business Master File, the IRS’s registry of tax-exempt organizations.

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