A new Oklahoma City program will use food-truck work as a starting point for career training and mentorship for young adults involved in the justice system. The Diversion Hub, a nonprofit serving people involved in the justice system, plans to launch the Breakfast Hub program Oct. 20 from 10 a.m. to noon at the organization. Its first group will focus on adults ages 18 to 24, offering hands-on work alongside classwork, teamwork, mentoring and career planning. The goal is to help participants identify careers they can pursue beyond the food truck, while also preparing them to navigate job searches and talk with employers about their backgrounds, said Joshua McDaniel, the nonprofit’s director of client services. McDaniel said the program is intended to build both job skills and a longer-term plan for participants, including those at high risk of entering or remaining in the justice system. Skyler Jenkins, the Breakfast Hub’s social enterprise coordinator, previously received services from the Diversion Hub. He said help obtaining a driver’s license in 2023 enabled him to attend school and pursue further training. Jenkins now mentors program participants. Jenkins described the food truck as a means to a larger end: creating opportunity. The program’s staff say its training is not meant to lock participants into food-service work, but to help them set a direction and build skills for future employment.