CJT Team at the Juneteenth Foodways Festival Our Culinary Job Training team has been out in the community this summer! Here’s a glimpse of what the team has been up to lately: On Friday, June 14, our Culinary Job Training Chefs Kyle Burnett and Jon Askelson, along [...]
This story first appeared in the Spring 2024 edition of our “Peas & Carrots” newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. In 2013, Lawanzer “Lou” Perkins Johnson was looking for a fresh start. After 20 years of unfulfilling work in call centers, she knew there was a bigger [...]
About the Culinary Job Training Coordinator PositionThis position is responsible for scheduling, record-keeping, and administrative functions in support of the Culinary Job Training program, and represents the organization and the program to applicants, employers, and community partners.For the full job description, click here.Apply for this position online here. The application [...]
Tiara speaking at her graduation ceremony in July 2022 For Tiara Shelton, “life has been a whirlwind since CJT!” Immediately after graduating with Culinary Job Training Class 150 in 2022, Tiara went to work at Circle City Sweets, located inside The AMP at 16 Tech. There, she [...]
Damon Fain Jr. first enrolled in Second Helpings’ Culinary Job Training (CJT) program in the fall of 2020 but didn’t complete the program. “I was trying to change my life, but a part of me wasn’t fully ready to commit to that change… Life made me almost give up [...]
As we continue to celebrate our 25th anniversary, this month we’re taking a closer look at Second Helpings’ founding in 1998. We recently sat down with Kristen Kienker, one of Second Helpings’ founders to reflect on her experience during the organization’s earliest days. Chef Kristen Kienker in Second [...]
As we continue to celebrate our 25th anniversary, this month we’re taking a closer look at Second Helpings’ founding in 1998. We recently sat down with Bob Koch, one of Second Helpings’ founders to reflect on his experience during the organization’s earliest days. To hear Bob Koch tell the [...]
As we continue to celebrate our 25th anniversary, this month we are taking a closer look at the Culinary Job Training program. This guest blog post comes from one of Second Helpings' founders, Jean Paison, and is adapted from her remarks at the graduation ceremony for Culinary Job Training [...]
On Friday, July 21, when the six students in Class 155 graduated, Second Helpings officially exceeded 1,000 graduates of our Culinary Job Training program since the organization’s founding in 1998. You can watch Class 155’s graduation ceremony on YouTube or Facebook. This class of six students was sponsored by [...]
On April 29, 2023, Second Helpings turns 25 years old! This milestone is an occasion to reflect on all the work our community has done together, as well as the work that continues into the next 25 years and beyond. Our first meal delivery ticket On April [...]