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About Sprouts
We believe in a world where all youth have access to economic opportunity and fulfilling career pathways.
Sprout Origins
Fall 2006
In 2006, Sprouts launched in the Bay Area under the name "Sprouts Cooking Club" with the mission to empower kids and young adults to lead healthier lives by teaching them how to cook alongside real chefs at local restaurants.
Spring 2012
Teaming up with Jamie Oliver, Sprouts created a Chef Training Program to help youth experiencing hardship. The goal was to help youth achieve stability and financial autonomy through life success training and restaurant internships.
Since 2021
In 2021, we retired our cooking classes for kids to focus exclusively on Sprouts Chef Training - our vocational program for young adults.
November 2022
Sprouts welcomed its 100th trainee - Sarah Robinson! It was a special moment for our growing chef training program, and a crucial step towards our growth goal: reaching 200 youth annually by 2025.
March 2023
Sprouts Annual Gala raised $400,000. It was our biggest fundraiser to date, drawing enough donations to fund chef training internships for 80 youth!
Summer 2024
Sprouts launches the Chef Training Program in NYC and hosts a series of pop-up dinners with partner chefs to build East Coast community
Board Members
Chef Mentors
Nathan Pauley
KYU
Eric Tran
Falansai
Esa Yonn-Brown
Butter Love Bakeshop
Gayle Pirie
Foreign Cinema
Tinan Thariath
Niku Steakhouse
Geoff Davis
Burdell
Katie Reicher
Greens Restaurant
Gretchen Mulero Ortiz
Componere Fine Catering
Seth Stowaway
Osito
Nafy Flatley
Teranga
Our Dedicated Team Of Sponsors
Annual Sponsors
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Event Sponsors
In Kind Sponsors
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Jobs Change Lives. Kitchens Heal. It Takes a Village
Get in touch with Sprouts
sprouts@sproutscheftraining.org
1 Mandalay Place Unit 1503
South San Francisco 94080
South San Francisco 94080
