Screenshot courtesy of People | Ryan and Sara Senters with some of their kids at their daughter Pima Johnson's wedding in November. PHOTO: DAVID SORENSEN
Parents of 11 Help Transform Foster Kids’ Lives Through a Coffee Shop
At Hānai, a casual cafe in Laveen, Ariz., there’s more to love than the caramel macchiato and acai bowls on the menu. “There’s a sense of family and community, like the place is part of something bigger,” says Ryan Senters, 40, who opened the restaurant in 2022 with his wife, Sara, 39. Hānai is staffed, in part, by teens who are aging out of the foster care system. They not only earn money but also invaluable, hands-on work experience that will help them succeed in the next phase of their lives.
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