Maryland Food Bank
After breaking ground in 2009, the Maryland Food Bank's community kitchen held it's ribbon cutting June 29, 2010. Our community kitchen is a state of the art facility that allows us to prepare and quick freeze donated food for distribution to our network partners. Six-thousand square-feet, it is located at the Maryland Food Bank’s Addtionally, the community kitchen has a job training and nutrition education component. An executive chef and assistants will teach participants how to properly prepare and handle food so that they can find jobs in the food service field. The restaurant industry field is expected to employ an additional 1.3 miilion positions by 2020 and has a workforce of 12.8 million according to the National Restaurant Association. The Program FoodWorks, is the Maryland Food Bank's 12-week culinary skills training program that provides “hands-on” culinary training. Skilled professionals help prepare students for job readiness. Approximately 20 students are enrolled in each class. Classes are held from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. Qualified students are eligible for a transportation stipend and receive use of a full culinary uniform. At graduation they will receive a professional package that consists of a cutlery kit, complete culinary uniform, professional cooking textbook, and a ServSafe® certificate along with a Certificate of Completion in the Culinary Arts. [ServSafe® is a food sanitation management program accredited by the National Restaurant Association]. Students who successfully complete the program will be prepared for a position in the food industry and learn the following:
If you are interested in applying, go to application or contact Aida Blanco, Executive Chef, at 410-737-8282 ext. 241.
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