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Kids Cook With The Portland Kitchen and Portland Parks

Portland Kitchen founders and board of directors: Wendy Kent, board secretary; co-founder Earl Frederick, co-founder Abby Herrera; and board member David McIntyre.

Portland, August 19th. The St. Johns Community Center was the site of a special event called Kids Cook. It was a free, kid-focused exploration of tasting and cooking with healthy, fresh, seasonal produce. The Portland Kitchen chefs were happy to partner with Portland Parks and Recreation for the Kids Cook event. Pictured are Portland Kitchen founders and board of directors: Wendy Kent, board secretary; co-founder Earl Frederick, co-founder Abby Herrera; and board member David McIntyre.

The Portland Kitchen is an emerging culinary after-school program providing high school youth the business skills and nutritional education needed to budget, plan and prepare for life.

The Portland Kitchen created marinated tofu wraps for Kids Cook attendees. Recipe can be found at http://www.facebook.com/ThePDXkitchen

KOIN news at 6 p.m. watched the demo, too.

From The Portland Kitchen:

The Oregon Culinary School generously offered up their restaurant, appetizers and a four-course meal to help us raise money to fund 45 ServSafe certificates to our high school youth, when we open. More info about the event is located here.

Mission

Our mission is to help youth experiencing adversity establish a framework for success in the workplace, and the dinner table, by offering them the business skills and nutritional education needed to budget, plan and prepare for life.

Company Overview

We knew there was a disconnect from farm to table. We knew about Portland’s low on-time high school graduation rate. We knew the economic climate was weighing heavily on our older youth, affecting hunger rates, class attendance and the opportunity for an after-school job. We knew we wanted to create long-term positive change in Oregon.

Description

The Portland Kitchen, an Oregon 501(c)(3), is an emerging comprehensive culinary after-school program to help high school students, age 14 to 18, establish success in the workplace, and the dinner table. Students learn how to cook, and try new foods through fun activities, games and working with guest chefs. This is a free program that provides the opportunity for students to become trained and certified for future employment — in addition to positively impacting their health.

General Information

Registration for The Portland Kitchen does not open until we raise year one’s operating budget. Interested students are invited to email abby@theportlandkitchen.org to add his or her name to the program’s contact list. Inquiries are always welcome.

Elisa Klein

I’ve been a professional journalist and writer since 1987, (and long-time reporter for KOIN-TV.) As a nationally published reporter, with a Master’s Degree in Journalism, I love to report positive news and information. Journalism has also connected me with another non-profit where I served as a leader; the Northwest’s biggest writer’s organization: The Willamette Writers.