January 8, 2024
JPF grantee Root in Salem, MA has a 14-week culinary job training program for individuals between the ages of 16 and 26. Trainees work with a professional chef every day, receive one-on-one job coaching, and complete an externship in a local food business. Root’s mission — to help young adults create a pathway to independence through foodservice training and employment — is helping train the next generation of chefs!
December 27, 2023
For the past 20 years, Life’s Kitchen has provided over 575,000 hours of job training to more than 900 young adults, while providing more than 1,350,000 meals to community members in need. The JPF’s mission of supporting programs that create opportunities through culinary training is realized in part by giving grants to important, impressive, local organizations like Life’s Kitchen.
December 19, 2023
In this season of giving and celebration, we are delighted to announce that the final round of JPF 2023 Principal Grant Funds have been awarded. We are honored to partner with these community-based culinary training programs, and excited to see how far their graduates will go!
December 15, 2023
Since 2009, JPF grantee Food Education Fund (FEF) has championed equity and empowerment by offering transformative educational experiences to students from low-income areas across New York City. We are delighted to announce that Food Education Fund will be one of the dessert providers at our April 4, 2024 JPF Annual Gala. Tickets on sale in January for JPF Members!
November 29, 2023
It’s no coincidence that we’ve picked this week, the week of Giving Tuesday, to give the world a first look at this new batch of member-exclusive videos from some of the country’s top culinary talent. The 52 recipes in this latest volume of our video recipe book are our way of giving back to all of the members that make the Jacques Pépin Foundation’s support of free culinary training programs possible. Won’t you please join us?
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June 2018
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January 2018
Join the 90/90 celebration with lifetime access to Jacques’ online cooking class “A Legacy of Technique” for a special $90 rate from our friends at Rouxbe.
