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In partnership with the Delaware Restaurant Association, the Food Bank of Delaware’s new Kitchen School program offers specialized training to provide employment opportunities in the food and hospitality industries for adults with disabilities.

NEWARK AND MILFORD CLASS SCHEDULE

Monday-Thursday – 9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Friday – 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

2024-2025 SESSIONS

September 16, 2024 – November 29, 2024
January 13, 2025 – April 4, 2025
May 12, 2025 – August 1, 205
September 8, 2025 – November 28, 2025

 

ABOUT THE PROGRAM

The Kitchen School represents a partnership between the Delaware Restaurant Association and the Food Bank in collaboration with teachers and counselors specializing in work with individuals with disabilities.

The 12-week curriculum has been developed to include group instruction and individualized training in our two Culinary School professional kitchens – one in Newark and one in Milford.

Students spend 8 weeks at the Food Bank kitchen in Newark or Milford; after that, an additional four weeks is spent transitioning to permanent employment through on-site job coaching.

The Food Bank’s professional chef instructors and job coaches:

  • Train students to enter food-service workplaces
  • Teach students kitchen safety
  • Provide hands-on cooking skills training
  • Teach sanitation procedures
  • Provide students an opportunity to earn a ServSafe® Food Handler Certification.

Staff also provide instruction in soft skills and employer expectations using national industry-based guidelines and curriculum. Students receive support and develop an individualized plan needed to enter a workplace, including transportation options.

Kitchen School staff assist students in finding partner employers whose needs match student strengths and help the transition into a permanent workplace. Additionally, Kitchen School staff provide support to students and employers for at least one year after graduation.

 

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CURRICULUM

For more information:

Tee Sanders
Specialized Training Program Director
(302) 292-1305 ext 138
tsanders@fbd.org

 

The Food Bank of Delaware is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Program. Auxiliary Aids and services are available upon request for individuals with Disabilities.