Teranga Grill
A halal African-fusion grill in Roxbury. 50% of profits become free meals for neighbors across Greater Boston.
Our story
Dine with purpose. Give with impact.
Teranga Grill is a nonprofit restaurant by the Boston Innovation Community — where a great halal meal and a free meal for a neighbor are the same act.
Our mission
To nourish communities and empower individuals by providing free meals, economic opportunity, and community-centered support across Greater Boston.
Our vision
A Greater Boston where every family has access to nutritious food and every young person has the tools to build a sustainable future.
Our history
Founded in 2023, rooted in Roxbury
Teranga Grill was founded in 2023 in Boston at the intersection of three urgent needs: food access, youth empowerment, and economic dignity. Named for the Wolof word for hospitality, it began with a simple belief — that a restaurant can feed a neighborhood twice over.
As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, every plate we serve helps fund free meals and creates opportunity for the young people building Boston’s future.
What guides us
Our values
Dignity first
Every neighbor is served a warm, halal, nourishing meal with respect — never as charity, always as hospitality.
Community-centered
We hire, train and buy locally, keeping value inside the neighborhoods we serve.
Opportunity
We turn a kitchen into a classroom — paid training and ownership for young entrepreneurs.
What we do
Two programs, one community
Youth & Young Adults Business Start-Ups
Paid training, mentorship and real ownership for young people launching their first food and retail ventures.
Our 2026 goals
What we're working toward
Goals for our first year — not figures already achieved. Final targets to be confirmed.
50,000
2026 goalFree meals for Boston families30
2026 goalYouth entrepreneurs trained & paid50%
Of profitsDirected to fighting hunger2023
FoundedA 501(c)(3) nonprofit in RoxburyWho we are
Led by neighbors, for neighbors
Ruth K. Manion
President
Ahmad M. Barry
Vice President
Chef Muhammad Barry
Culinary Director
Get involved
Help us feed Boston
There’s a place for everyone in the give-back loop.
Partner with us
Sponsor meals or mentor a young entrepreneur as a business partner.
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