Our Story

Imagine you haven’t worked for a long time and you don’t have fresh employment skills. Where do you start? At Connections Cafe & Catering, people with barriers to employment can get hands-on training in food service while also learning “soft skills” like customer relations, teamwork, and showing initiative. It’s a real job with real pay and real expectations, but you’ll receive the extra support you need to help you build a healthy work-life balance. At Connections Cafe & Catering, your recovery is as important as your job.

Connections Cafe & Catering is a program of Lifeline Connections serving men and women in recovery Our mission is to inspire hope and support life-saving changes for people affected by substance use and mental health conditions. We offer comprehensive inpatient, outpatient and aftercare support for people with behavioral health disorders. Since 1962, Lifeline Connections has been bringing hope, help, and healing to people in Washington State.

“As a person who spent from age 7 to 41 years of age in active addiction I know the importance of having employment once you have begun the recovery process. I had spent the last few years of my addiction chronically jobless and homeless. To be a part of other’s journey and teach them valuable job skills while providing good, quality products is such a win for me. It is a win for our patients, giving them a hand up, not a handout and a win for our customers who not only enjoy great food but can feel good about knowing they are helping individuals along their path to long-term recovery.”

Chris Attaway