UNDERSTANDING THE NEED
Chef Training Impact Metrics
170,000
Bay Area youth live in poverty
Tens of thousands more face hardship such as gang violence, homelessness, abuse, high school dropout, crime, and drugs.
20%
of Bay Area youth are at risk of high school dropout
African Americans
are 5X more likely to be arrested than whites
53%
of black makes in Oakland are unemployed
TRAINEE DEMOGRAPHICS
ETHNICITY
44% Identify as LGBTQ+
21% Current/Former Foster Youth
GEOGRAPHY
The majority of our trainees are Bay Area young men and women of color experiencing hardship such as poverty, crime, abuse, high school dropout, homelessness, and foster care transitions.
PRE-INTERNSHIP STATISTICS
PROGRAMMING
Chef Trainees are carefully placed with mentor chefs and restaurants that match their individual interests and needs. Youth earn minimum wage for hours worked during their 12-week internships.
$3,500
Potential earnings per intern
192 hours
Work experience offered per intern
$5000
FUNDS CHEF TRAINING
FOR ONE YOUTH
POST-INTERNSHIP STATISTICS
IMPACT TO DATE
103
YOUTH SERVED
500K
RAISED IN DONATIONS
CHEF TRAINING IMPACT GOALS
2022
Serve 25 trainees
2023
Serve 50 trainees
Double programming staff
2024
Serve 100 trainees
88% graduation rate
50% youth wage increase
200
Youth Served Annually
By 2025
OUR ONGOING COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY
CHEF PARTNERS
STAFF
BOARD MEMBERS
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mailing Address
1 Mandalay Place Unit 1503
South San Francisco 94080
South San Francisco 94080