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

Sprouts in the News

The SF Examiner Spotlights the Heart of Sprouts' Mission

The Jacques Pépin Foundation Joins Sprouts' Mission

Haute Living SF: Sprouts Chef Training Raises Record $562,000 for Bay Area Youth

Team Members

Ava Planer

Program Coordinator

Catie Cohen

Executive Director

Devika Nair

Accountant

Hannah Rubino

Program Director

Kate Rogers

Founder & Growth Lead

Monika Deksnys

Communications Lead

Board Members

Meaghan Sause Weiss

Board of Advisors

Maricel Mojarez-Moore

Board of Directors

Joshua Sacks

Board of Advisors

Meghan Brosnahan

Board of Advisors

Young Chang

Board of Advisors

Mary Attea

Board of Advisors

Steven Weinbaum

Board of Advisors

Camryn Hellwarth

Board of Directors

Roland Passot

Board of Advisors

Virginia Taylor

Board of Directors

George Chen

Board of Advisors

Liam Mayclem

Board of Advisors

Shenda Gu

Board of Directors

Kash Feng

Board of Advisors

Nelson German

Board of Advisors

Mary Dougherty

Board of Advisors

Samantha Wallack

Board of Advisors

Bobby Pennington

Board of Advisors

Jamie Oliver

Honorary Advisor

Lindsey Kim

Michael Bauer

Board of Directors

Ryan Rossitto

Board of Advisors

Katherine Garlinghouse

Board of Advisors

Pierre Rohel

Board of Advisors

Lee Levig Jr.

Board of Advisors

Danajah Young

Board of Advisors

Kate Rogers

Founder & Growth Lead

Veronica Rivas

Board of Advisors

Amy Price

Board of Advisors

Katelyn Neroza

Board of Advisors

Alice Waters

Honorary Advisor

Mark Liberman

Board of Directors

Chef Mentors

Nigel

Calabash

Parke Ulrich

Waterbar

Francois

Atelier Crenn

Humberto Villalobos

The Cannery Kitchen and Tap

Finn Stern

DAYTRIP

Brandon Jew

Mister Jiu's

Nicholas McCann

Society Cafe

Rico Rivera

Almond and Oak

Larry Finn

Left Bank Brasserie

Timothy Humphrey

Ofena

Our Dedicated Team Of Sponsors

Jobs Change Lives. Kitchens Heal. It Takes a Village

Get in touch with Sprouts

1 Mandalay Place Unit 1503
South San Francisco 94080