Community Kitchen Academy Celebrates Graduation in Barre
Culinary Students Ready for Employment
Barre, VT—The Vermont Foodbank and Capstone Community Action are hosting the 10th graduation ceremony for the Community Kitchen Academy (CKA) program in Barre. The Vermont Foodbank, partnering locally with Capstone Community Action expanded the statewide Community Kitchen Academy (CKA) program to Barre, VT during the summer of 2013.
Since its inception, Community Kitchen Academy Barre boosts a 91% success rate, which is defined as students graduating and finding employment or going on to further educational opportunities.
When: Thursday, February 23, 2017, 1:00 p.m.
Where: Old Labor Hall (Across from Capstone), 64 Granite Street, Barre
Who: Joe Bossen, Founder and President of Vermont Bean Crafters; Dan Hoxworth, Executive Director Capstone of Community Action and Michelle Wallace, Director of Community Health and Fresh Food Initiatives with Vermont will congratulate graduating CKA students.
Reception to follow featuring hors d’oeuvres from recipes developed by graduating students.
About Community Kitchen Academy
Community Kitchen Academy (CKA) is a statewide program of the Vermont Foodbank that operates in partnership with Capstone Community Action in Barre. The Mission of CKA is to prepare underemployed and unemployed Vermonters for a career in the food service industry and lifelong learning through an intensive program of culinary skills development, career readiness and job placement. Students actively develop and apply new skills by creating wholesome meals for those at risk of hunger using food that has been gathered from within our communities that may otherwise go to waste.
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