• 100% of graduates report increased earning power         
• 88% graduation rate
• 84% of graduates land culinary jobs 
• 71% of graduates continue in culinary industry 4+ years
• 12% of graduates apply transferable skills to non-culinary jobs 

• 100% experiencing poverty
• 100% enrolled in life success programs
• 62% lapse in school
• 40% prior use of drugs
• 32% gang activity exposure
• 19% experienced domestic violence
• 15% prior issues with the law
• 9% prior homelessness

• Average age: 17 years old
• Male: 56%
• Female: 44%
• LGBTQ: 44%
• Black or African American: 60%
• Hispanic or Latinx: 26%
• Foster Care: 29%
• Single-parent households: 62%
• Low-income households: 100%

MISSION METRICS

Client achieves financial autonomy

• • Client achieves financial autonomy within 6 months of CIT enrollment.
• • Client experiences financial autonomy 1 year after CIT enrollment.
• • Client experiences financial autonomy 2-3 years after CIT enrollment.
• • Client experiences financial autonomy 4-7 years after CIT enrollment.
• • Client experiences financial autonomy 8+ years after CIT enrollment.
• • Percentage increase in client earning power within 6 months of CIT enrollment.
• • Percentage increase in client earning power 1 year after CIT enrollment.
• • Percentage increase in client earning power 2-3 years after CIT enrollment.
• • Percentage increase in client earning power 4-7 years after CIT enrollment.
• • Percentage increase in client earning power 8+ years after CIT enrollment.

Client experiences pride and fulfillment through meaningful work

• • Intern reported fulfillment score

CHEF-TRAINING SUCCESS METRICS

Client secures a sustainable culinary job

• • Client secures sustainable culinary job within 6 months of CIT enrollment.
• • Client maintains sustainable culinary job 1 year after CIT enrollment.
• • Client maintains sustainable culinary job 2-3 years after CIT enrollment.
• • Client maintains sustainable culinary job 4-7 years after CIT enrollment.
• • Client maintains sustainable culinary job 8+ years after CIT enrollment.

Client pursues higher education

• • Client pursues/ applies higher education within 6 months of CIT enrollment.
• • Client pursues/ applies higher education 1 year after starting CIT program.
• • Client pursues/ applies higher education 2-3 years after starting CIT program.
• • Client pursues/ applies higher education 4-7 years after starting CIT program.
• • Client pursues/ applies higher education 8+ years after starting CIT program.

 Client applies transferable skills to an alternative career path

• • Client applies transferable skills to an alternative career path within 6 months of CIT enrollment.
• • Client applies transferable skills to an alternative career path 1 year after starting the CIT program.
• • Client applies transferable skills to an alternative career path 2-3 years after starting the CIT program.
• • Client applies transferable skills to an alternative career path 4-7 years after starting the CIT program.
• • Client applies transferable skills to an alternative career path 8+ years after starting the CIT program.

CHEF-TRAINING (CT) SUCCESS METRICS

Total clients achieving CIT program success

• • Client graduates from the Chef-in-Training program.
  • • Total clients completing graduation requirements.
    • • Direct culinary skills.
    • • Transferable skills: professionalism, communication.
    • • Attendance
    • • Financial Workshop
• • Client prematurely exits the program to continue education.
  • • Total clients prematurely exiting the program to continue education.
• • Client prematurely exits the program to accept a sustainable job.
  • • Total clients prematurely exiting to accept a culinary job.
  • • Total clients prematurely exiting to accept a non-culinary job.