The Jacques Pépin Foundation
The JPF supports community kitchens that offer free life skills and culinary training to adults with high barriers to employment, including those impacted by the justice system, those experiencing homelessness, individuals in recovery, or those that have been underserved.
Join the JPF family as a Member to support our educational programs. As a member, you will gain access to unparalleled content, including our Webby Award finalist video recipe book, featuring recipes and video instruction from the most renowned chefs. Join here.
Do you want to learn more about the Foundation? View our introduction video or read our 2023 Annual Report. Have a question or need to get in touch? Contact us.
Annual Report 2023 — The JPF strongly believes in the power of culinary education to improve lives and strengthen communities. Thanks to your generous support, and the continued growth of our Membership program, the JPF granted 17 organizations nationwide, expanded educational culinary video output, and increased our investment in curricular development. Thank you for helping us advance Jacques' love of culinary arts and education by supporting the teaching of culinary skills through various channels to many communities.
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Our Vision
Enriching lives and strengthening communities through the power of culinary education.
Our Mission
The Jacques Pépin Foundation promotes Jacques’ generosity and passion for cooking by supporting individuals that seek, and organizations that create pathways to success through culinary professionalism, skills and technique.
The Power of Culinary Education
We believe that culinary education and the food service industry can provide opportunities and hope for individuals who feel excluded from the workforce. With commitment and a relatively small amount of training, culinary training can provide confidence, pathways to better health, employment and independence.Our Work
As the most trusted name in culinary education, we believe the Jacques Pépin Foundation is uniquely qualified to provide support, help teach and inspire all people to cook.
What We See
- Millions of people are unemployed with no specific skills for entering the food industry workforce
- There is a desperate shortage of workers in the food service industry
- Education beyond high school takes many forms. Skills and technique training in the culinary arts provides access to jobs
- Culinary skills training improves not only employability, but self-reliance, confidence and health
What We Do
- The JPF is committed to supporting the teaching of culinary skills for employment
- We work to improve and expand culinary training through community-based organizations
- We provide curricular materials such as cookbooks and technique videos from the Pépin library
- We assist in fund-raising efforts to increase visibility and sustainability of community kitchens
- We broker relationships between equipment manufacturers and education providers
- We help organizations join networks such as Catalyst Kitchens to share experiences and best practices
- We offer grants in support of Community Based Culinary Training Programs
Our Support for Community Kitchens Click for Interactive Map
Our Programs
Our programs support existing community kitchens with grants and donations, educational tools, equipment and recognition.
Jacques Pépin
Jacques has dedicated the majority of his career to teaching technique. His own journey began as a child in his mother's restaurant in Lyon and led him to Paris and the service of French Presidents, then to New York and Le Pavillon. His talent, energy and charm ingratiated him with America's most influential foodies: James Beard, Helen McCully, Craig Claiborne and Julia Child.
Executives, Board and Team
Executives
Board of Directors
Advisors to the Foundation
Team Members
Public Documents
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