Built by Youth. Rooted in Opportunity.
Sugary Stop is a youth-led social enterprise where young people gain their first real job experience while learning entrepreneurship, teamwork, and financial skills.
Through hands-on work serving customers, managing money, and running a business, youth build confidence and real-world experience that prepares them for future careers.
What Sugary Stop Is
Sugary Stop is a youth-led lemonade pop-up created through WDC’s Youth Development Program.
Students don’t just learn about business — they actively run it. From creating products to working events, youth gain direct, hands-on experience operating a real business.
This is not a simulation. Every part of Sugary Stop is built on real participation, real responsibility, and real outcomes.
Why It Matters
Many young people never get the opportunity to gain real work experience early.
Sugary Stop creates a space where youth can:
Earn their first income
Build confidence through real responsibility
Develop teamwork and communication skills
Learn how money, customers, and business decisions work in real life
This experience helps bridge the gap between learning and doing, giving youth a foundation they can carry into future jobs, education, and entrepreneurship.
Impact
Through Sugary Stop, youth are:
Gaining real-world job experience
Earning income through participation
Building practical business and financial skills
Developing confidence through hands-on work
Powered by WDC
Sugary Stop is part of the Wezesha Dada Center (WDC), where youth development, economic opportunity, and holistic growth come together.
WDC creates space for young people to explore entrepreneurship in ways that are practical, supportive, and rooted in real-world experience.
Born from vision. Fueled by creativity. Led by youth.
Meet The Founders
Student, Senior
Kymani
Student, Senior
Ola
Student, Junior
Jordyn
