As Action News employees shopped, they also helped the Variety students practice the work skills they've been learning.
Variety does six pop-up shops in the summer. They also look for partnerships with businesses where students can do job shadowing and other types of career preparation.
"By the time they get to graduate, they can figure out what they like to do and they've got skills that they can put on a resume," said Bernardo.The 26-year-old is now a role model in a program that's about not just selling treats, but changing lives.
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