June is Immigrant Heritage Month in the United States, a time to reflect on our country’s diverse cultural heritage and to celebrate the legacy of immigrants who have shaped our history. When Hot Bread Kitchen started, we aimed to do a version of this every day—with bread. When we first began as a social enterprise […]
Quality Jobs Initiative
Expanding the Definition of Job Quality at Colson Patisserie
Since opening as a retail shop in Park Slope in 2006, Colson Patisserie has grown into a formidable Brooklyn wholesale operation while retaining its heart and staying true to the company’s history. A Hot Bread Kitchen hiring partner and member of our inaugural Quality Jobs Initiative (QJI), Colson has hired women from our culinary training […]
BECAUSE GOOD JOBS ARE GOOD BUSINESS: INTRODUCING HOT BREAD KITCHEN’S QUALITY JOBS INITIATIVE
Too many New Yorkers, particularly women, immigrants and people of color, are stuck in bad jobs. If one of our program members works in a job where her schedule changes from week to week, she may find it impossible to care for her children, go to school, or even look for another job. If her […]
