We empower second
chances through
culinary excellence
Ooh De Lally is a non-profit restaurant dedicated to empowering formerly incarcerated individuals through comprehensive culinary training and meaningful employment opportunities.
We believe that people deserve second chances. Passionate individuals with a desire to rebuild their lives are what drive true transformation. Our team brings deep experience in discovering exceptional talent and building strong, enduring futures.
Program participants welcomed into our kitchen and dining room in just two years.
People reached annually through dining, speaking engagements, and advocacy.
Revenue growth from 2024 to 2025 — a thriving social enterprise reinvesting in second chances.
We invest where
transformation meets impact
Ooh De Lally partners through programs across culinary, hospitality, and life-skills sectors, empowering careers that make the world more connected, efficient, and human.
Jump Start
32 hours of hands-on culinary training each week, paired with MCC's 180 RAP curriculum in financial literacy, parenting, and trauma-informed care.
Thriving Wage
Competitive pay and employer-sponsored health insurance for every team member — formerly incarcerated or not.
Second Chance Employment
Stable jobs in a professional kitchen under Executive Chef Doug Case — building structure, accountability, and self-sufficiency.
Housing & Human Support
Help with utilities, furniture, and access to deeply discounted housing — removing barriers to long-term success.
A collective of believers,
builders, and champions.
Our team brings together decades of experience in hospitality, rehabilitation, and community building. We don't just provide training; we provide care, empathy, and partnership.
— Doug Case, Executive Chef
Join our
journey of transformation
Redemption Feast 2025: An Evening of Food, Community & Second Chances
Our flagship annual prix fixe — a five-course dinner where Jump Start participants share the stories behind the dishes that have shaped their lives.
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Powered by a community of believers
Every gift, large or small, fuels the training, mentorship, and wraparound services that turn second chances into lasting change. Thank you to the donors who made 2024 and 2025 possible.
"My brother was formerly incarcerated. Thank you for spreading awareness and for creating this program."
"As someone who grew up in Dundee, I'm so happy to see places like this in my beloved Dundee."
"Our son was an employee there for a while and Ooh De Lally provides wonderful support."
Foundations & Leadership Gifts
Friends & Supporters
In-Kind Partners
The next chapter is already in motion.
We're expanding into transitional sober living for our participants, and breaking ground on a North Omaha campus with housing, a training kitchen, commercial bakery, and café — creating even more pathways to recovery, stability, and lasting change.