Russ & Daughters, the famous Lower East Side appetizing counter and restaurant, is not just a New York City institution; it’s also a committed partner of Hot Bread Kitchen. Ahead of the Jewish High Holy Days, one of the busiest and most thrilling times of year for the 107-year-old family business, Hot Bread Kitchen spoke […]
Workforce
Good Food, Jobs, and Partnership at La Boulangerie de Francois
Hot Bread Kitchen has been lucky to partner with employers from across the spectrum of food businesses, of all sizes and specialties, markets and backgrounds, cuisines of the world and corners of the city. Of the many small local businesses with which we’ve partnered to help women launch careers in food, there is one that […]
Voices from the Field: Sujata Bharani, Financial Coach
Employment is an essential building block for economic mobility, but it is not the only thing that our Culinary Workforce participants need in order to succeed. To help our Workforce participants and alumni achieve their financial goals throughout their careers and lives, in early 2019 we introduced financial literacy and coaching into our training program. […]
Feed the Recovery: Hot Bread Kitchen’s Recovery Plan
As New York begins to re-open, it will also begin to recover. Alongside our partners across the five boroughs, Hot Bread Kitchen is here to join in a recovery effort that will rebuild our city as a more equitable hub of economic opportunity for all of us—and we need your help. Throughout this crisis, our […]
Our Collective Impact: April 3, 2020
“When I first heard I didn’t have a job I was so scared. Then I got the message from Hot Bread Kitchen [about the emergency stipend], and I thought wow, I have someone to help me, I know I have someone behind me.” —Hot Bread Kitchen Alumna, laid off March 20 This week we’re sharing the […]
Voices from the Field: Michelle Rojas, LMSW
Michelle Rojas, Hot Bread Kitchen’s Senior Manager of Member Success and Community. Michelle has a Masters in Social Work and it’s her job at Hot Bread Kitchen to make sure the women in our workforce program thrive in their personal and work lives. “Hot Bread Kitchen’s mission is more important than ever. The women and […]
