Overview-CKA
The Community Kitchen Academy (CKA), a partnership between the Vermont Foodbank and Capstone Community Action, helps under- and unemployed Vermonters for a career in the food service industry through an intensive culinary skills development, career readiness and job placement training.
When they graduate, students are ready for a job in the food service industry. They have developed valuable life and professional skills including goal establishment, résumé writing, interviewing skills, conflict management, and budgeting.
In addition to the training, CKA performs another important function: rescuing produce, meat and other foods that would otherwise be wasted from grocery stores, restaurants, local farms, and food service companies, and transforming it into nutritious, easy to prepare meals that are vacuum sealed, frozen and distributed through food shelves and meal sites.
COVID UPDATE: In response to COVID-19, CKA will temporarily be restructuring to ensure the safety of students, instructors and the communities we serve. CKA will be offered as an intensive 7-week, full-time job training program, enrolling a maximum of 5 students per session. We are committed to making CKA accessible and available to anyone that would benefit from the program. Our plan ensures that the quality of the program is maintained, while enhancing program components related to food safety, transferable life skills and professional development, and community based learning.
Check out the Community Kitchen Academy’s website at www.vtfoodbank.org for more information!
CKA-Enroll today!
October 1, 2020: In response to COVID-19, CKA will temporarily be restructuring to ensure the safety of students, instructors and the communities we serve. CKA will be offered as an intensive 7-week, full-time job training program, enrolling a maximum of 5 students per session. We are committed to making CKA accessible and available to anyone that would benefit from the program. Our plan ensures that the quality of the program is maintained, while enhancing program components related to food safety, transferable life skills and professional development, and community based learning. Free Tuition is available to income-eligible students.
The application for enrollment can be found here:
Check out the Community Kitchen Academy’s website at https://www.vtfoodbank.org/nurture-people/community-kitchen-academy for more information!