Missouri diner offers work to recovering addicts

Published January 17, 2011

Missouri diner offers work to recovering addicts
BRANSON — When a new restaurant opens, it is trying to get people to believe in it. But with Downtown Diner in Branson, that’s also the case for everybody who works there. All the employees, including the manager and assistant manager, are recovering from drug or alcohol addiction. “I like it here,” said waiter Sam Ward. “It’s a fun place to work. I work with people I met through the program …
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