Fresh from the Kitchen: Highlighting Culinary Grads Allie’s Place Center for Culinary Education & Employment is thrilled to share a new series highlighting our culinary job-training program graduates. “We are proud to be working with such motivated students and to help support members of our community find meaningful opportunities in the culinary world,” said Program Outreach Specialist Derrick Holman. Miriam originally applied for and completed the Barista job-training course after seeing an ad about the Center for Culinary Education & Employment in the news. She went on to take both Culinary Essentials and Pastry Arts courses at the Center. Miriam was then referred to a job fair at Citi Field by our Culinary Employment team where she was

Allie’s Place Center for Culinary Education & Employment Named Together Hospitality NYC’s 2024 Social Impact Partner Allie’s Place Center for Culinary Education & Employment was recently selected as the Social Impact Partner of Together Hospitality NYC (THNYC)—an organization committed to empowering individuals in the culinary world through education, resources, and networking opportunities. The partnership was facilitated by Derrick Holman, Program Outreach Specialist at Allie’s Place, and Joel Grassi, Authority Member and part of the leadership team at THNYC, who both live in the same Bronx neighborhood as the Center. Both Derrick and Joel are actively involved in their community and have collaborated on local projects, including campaigns to

Culinary Students Get Job-Ready at New Employment Workshop Allie’s Place Center for Culinary Education & Employment continues to expand its program offerings to better meet the needs of its students and the families residing at HFH family residences. The most recent addition is an Employment Workshop to further prepare adult students for entering the workforce. The four-hour class covers a multitude of topics from big picture—creating a career strategy and standing out in today’s job market—to the minutiae—tailoring resumes and using online job platforms targeted to the career that they are pursuing. The interactive workshop includes activities like group evaluations of sample resumes, breakout sessions with mock interviews,

Student Spotlight on Recent Graduates of Allie’s Place Center for Culinary Education & Employment: Neysha and William Neysha and William recently graduated Allie’s Place Center for Culinary Education & Employment and are paving their way in the culinary world: both students were accepted into the First Course NYC Apprenticeship Program—a 14-week program that includes hands-on culinary instruction and a paid internship at a NYC restaurant. “The First Course program is a great opportunity for Allie’s Place graduates to build on the foundation they develop at the Center for Culinary Education & Employment and furthers our graduates on their path to employment—which is one of our goals for students,” said Derrick Holman, Program Outreach Specialist

Future Culinary Students Get a Taste of Culinary Job-Training Program Nine people attended the first Open House of the New Year at Allie’s Place Center for Culinary Education & Employment. Attendees met members of the Culinary team, learned about program requirements and expectations, and took a tour. The group visited the barista training room and classrooms and two classes that were in session—Culinary Essentials 1 and Pastry Arts—where they could see chef instructors and current students in action. On the menu that day: chicken souvlaki, spanakopita, Greek potato salad, hummus, homemade pita bread, and tzatziki in the main kitchen and chocolate chip cookies and Chantilly cream cupcakes