Love to cook?
Why not prepare a job in food preparation and cooking with this 12 week career starter program?FoodWorks: The Maryland Food Bank’s Culinary Training Series
Train for a new career while helping hungry Marylanders in need! This 12-week workforce development program is designed to give students interested in the food service industry on-the-job training experience in the Maryland Food Bank's Bauer Community Kitchen, a state-of-the-art culinary facility.The unique course teaches an array of cooking techniques, including knife cuts, recipe conversions, and commercial equipment use, as well as food safety and sanitation standards. As part of their real world experience, students will use donated food and locally-grown fresh ingredients to prepare a variety of meals from scratch for Maryland Food Bank Kids Supper Club and Summer Club programs, which are served daily in after school and summer enrichment programs.
What do FoodWorks students get?
- 12 weeks professional training – Students learn basic cooking techniques, discipline in the workplace, and professionalism.
- ServSafe® certification – This certificate confirms to prospective employers that the graduates are experts in food safety.
- Job placement – The food bank works to find full-time employment for FoodWorks graduates.
- A chef’s starter kit – Upon graduation each student receives a set of chef’s whites and a professional-grade knife kit to launch into a new career.
Program Location:
Charles T. Bauer Community Kitchen at the Maryland Food Bank
2200 Halethorpe Farms Road
Halethorpe, MD 21227
