The Jacques Pépin Foundation recently announced Little Rock’s Food Jobs Work as one of their Winter 2022 Grant Awardees, awarded at the end of December.
One of ten recipients, Food Jobs Work will use their grant to restart their 12-week training program following a pandemic pause, replace much-needed kitchen equipment like knives and cooktops, and gain access to Rouxbe, the world’s largest online culinary school. In addition to the $10,000 grant, the community kitchen will also receive foundation branded aprons for their students and a group membership to the Foundation.
Founded in 2016, the Jacques Pépin Foundation became a grant-making organization in 2019. In the last four years the Foundation has given over $1,000,000 to over 50 different non-profit, community-based, culinary arts training programs that offer life skills and culinary training to individuals with barriers to employment.
“We’re in the business of getting people to believe in themselves, and cooking is a powerful way to do that,” says Christie Ison, founder and Executive Director of Food Jobs Work. “With this grant, we will continue to do the important work of lifting up the forgotten in central Arkansas and empowering them with meaningful work.”
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Food Jobs Work receives Jacques Pépin Foundation grant
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The Jacques Pépin Foundation recently announced Little Rock’s Food Jobs Work as one of their Winter 2022 Grant Awardees, awarded at the end of December.
One of ten recipients, Food Jobs Work will use their grant to restart their 12-week training program following a pandemic pause, replace much-needed kitchen equipment like knives and cooktops, and gain access to Rouxbe, the world’s largest online culinary school. In addition to the $10,000 grant, the community kitchen will also receive foundation branded aprons for their students and a group membership to the Foundation.
Founded in 2016, the Jacques Pépin Foundation became a grant-making organization in 2019. In the last four years the Foundation has given over $1,000,000 to over 50 different non-profit, community-based, culinary arts training programs that offer life skills and culinary training to individuals with barriers to employment.
“We’re in the business of getting people to believe in themselves, and cooking is a powerful way to do that,” says Christie Ison, founder and Executive Director of Food Jobs Work. “With this grant, we will continue to do the important work of lifting up the forgotten in central Arkansas and empowering them with meaningful work.”
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