Organizations Filed Purposes:
TO USE FOOD AS AN AGENT OF SOCIAL & ECONOMIC CHANGE TO GENERATE WORKFORCE & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN MINORITY COMMUNITIES THROUGH CULINARY ARTS & JOB READINESS TRAINING, VOCATIONAL ENGLISH INSTRUCTION, LIFE SKILLS DEVELOPMENT, JOB PLACEMENT, & CULINARY & FOOD SAFETY CERTIFICATIONS
IN 2019, MORE THAN 150 STUDENTS GRADUATED FROM OUR PROGRAMS AND RECEIVED INDUSTRY CERTIFICATIONS. WE HAVE OBTAINED 82% JOB PLACEMENT FOR GRADUATES AND 78% RETENTION RATE AFTER ONE YEAR OF PLACEMENT. THE AVERAGE HOURLY RATE OBTAINED IS $14.30 TO $21.00. PREVIOUSLY EMPLOYED OBTAIN AN AVERAGE 34% WAGE INCREASE. MORE THAN 50 EMPLOYER PARTNERS HIRE OUR GRADUATES. 100% OF GRADUATES SAID THEY WERE ABLE TO IMPROVE FINANCIAL HABITS AFTER TRAINING, 60% FOLLOW A MONTHLY BUDGET, AND 20% ARE ABLE TO SAVE MONEY AFTER SIX MONTHS OF EMPLOYMENT. 33% OF GRADUATES HAVE BEEN ABLE TO REDUCE DEBT.DURING 2019 THE STUDENTS OF THE CULINARY TRAINING PROGRAM HAVE PREPARED MORE THAN 21,000 HEALTHY MEALS THAT HAVE BEEN DONATED TO OTHER NEIGHBORS IN NEED.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
Wanda Pierce | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
Lucky Wahdehra | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
Kurt Wolfe | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
Zuraya Tapia-Hadley | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
Sandra Cerna | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
Christopher Tracy | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
Valerie Colimon | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
Nick Freshman | CHAIR | 2 | $0 |
Patricia Funegra | CEO | 40 | $0 |
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