Tera Murray builds bridges through Silver Fork

The Rundown | Chicago News

Tera Murray is a “chef instructor” at Silver Fork, a free culinary work-readiness program at the Center on Halsted. The seven-week program helps people in need prepare for future work opportunities in the industry.

“One of the students just recently incarcerated, he gave a speech at graduation,” Murray recalled. “And he said, ‘That was the first time that I felt human after coming out of prison.’ That’s the kind of thing where I’m reminded how much I love this kind of work.”

Murray tells their story – and the story of Silver Fork – as a part of Vocalo’s Chi Sounds Like series.