A culinary apprenticeship doesn’t end when training at Kitchens for Good does. In San Diego, apprentices continue building their skills through paid, on-the-job training at restaurants like Roy’s. Recently, KFG team members visited five apprentices completing their culinary apprenticeship in…
In July 2024, Latara joined the Kitchens for Good Culinary Apprenticeship Program with no prior cooking experience. At the time, she was grieving the recent loss of her father while also caring for a family member with significant health needs.…
If you read our last newsletter, you may remember Maria, a recent culinary apprenticeship graduate we highlighted following this year’s Milestone Celebration. We shared her story of perseverance and her determination to complete the program, even when the journey wasn’t…
We’re excited to share that 100% of job-ready apprentices from our most recent class are employed within two weeks of completing their initial training. For Kitchens for Good, this reflects the determination of the apprentices, the quality of our industry-informed…
Take a look at some of the great accomplishments of Kitchens for Good Apprentices. Through amazing hard work and dedication each of them have achieved some incredible successes. Way to go! Click Here To View
Everyone makes mistakes – it’s human nature. But what happens when a mistake has dire life-changing consequences? “Eight years ago, I made a terrible mistake that ultimately led to my incarceration.” Now on parole, Jen came to the stark realization,…
Born in East Oakland, our Apprentice Lance was a US Marine Corps. Special Teams veteran, a Cordon Bleu graduate, and a budding culinarian, when the unthinkable happened. His family was being threatened and, in a split second, he made the…
