Making granola requires a lot of hands-on work, especially at Providence Granola. The trainees are immigrants—often, but not always, refugees—who have come recently to the United States.
Left to right: Administrative assistant Vivian Nano from Iraq, trainee Siyad Abdullahi from Somalia, assistant manager Bolajoko (Bola) Sanni from Nigeria and kitchen manager and job-trainer Evon Nano from Iraq.
Providence Granola Co-founder Keith Cooper.
Providence Granola is available at farmers’ markets, local grocers, merchants and online.