The Jacques Pépin Foundation is delighted to announce that the final round of 2024 Principal Grant Funds have been awarded to the following organizations:
- Community Action Southold Town/Center for Advocacy, Support and Transformation (CAST) in Southold, NY
- Mosholu Montefiore Community Center in the Bronx, NY
- Grand Avenue Pathlight Home in Orlando, FL
- Services to Enhance Potential (STEP) in Dearborn, MI
- Community Kitchen in Pittsburgh, PA
- Together We Bake in Arlington, VA
- Café Reconcile in New Orleans, LA
- FareStart in Seattle, WA
- Farm Fresh RI in Providence, RI
- Community Servings in Jamaica Plain, MA
- Kitchens for Good in San Diego, CA
- The Prospect KC in Kansas City, MO
- Forge City Works in Hartford, CT
- Hot Bread Kitchen in New York, NY
- YWCA Evanston in Chicago, IL
- Central TX Food Bank in Austin, TX
We are honored to partner with these community-based culinary training programs, and excited to see how far their graduates will go!
Here is what a few of the program administrators had to say about receiving this support:
“It is truly inspiring to all of us at Community Kitchen Pittsburgh that someone of Jacques Pépin’s stature would be so dedicated to our communities, and the role that food plays in building community. Over the past decade, we have placed over 500 graduates into good food jobs throughout our city, and this funding will help us continue this important work into the next decade!”
– Jennifer Flanagan, Executive Director of Community Kitchen Pittsburgh
“FareStart is profoundly honored to be awarded a grant from the Jacques Pépin Foundation. Their generous support will enable us to provide life-changing culinary job training to students overcoming barriers to employment. Together, we will create new pathways for people to succeed while strengthening our communities.”
– Patrick D’Amelio, Chief Executive Officer of FareStart
Photo courtesy of Together We Bake in Arlington, VA
The Partnership Circle Grant
Kitchen of Purpose (KOP) in Arlington, VA is the recipient of our Partnership Circle Grant Award! This $50,000 grant, dispersed over two consecutive years, will support the development of the KOP alumni network, support the small business incubator for food entrepreneurs in the program, and will help incorporate a community service element into the curriculum. The Partnership Circle Grant allows for a deeper level of support and collaboration between Kitchen of Purpose and the JPF.
“This is great news. We value the support of all our partners, but the partnership with JPF is particularly special, as it comes from the heart of the culinary world. On a personal note – “Happy Cooking” became the phrase in my home for decades as my mother and I watched (and prepared) every Jacques video available. This truly hits home.”
– Brian MacNair, CEO Kitchen of Purpose
We are thrilled and honored to be a part of Kitchen of Purpose’s growth over the next two years.
The Jacques Pépin Foundation is deeply grateful to our 2024 Grants Review Committee volunteers. The time they spent reading and providing feedback on the dozens of proposals we received this year helped us grant more funds than ever in 2024!
Congratulations to all the 2024 awardees!
Photo courtesy of Kitchen of Purpose in Arlington, VA
