Hot Bread Kitchen Creates Breadwinners.
At Hot Bread Kitchen, we define our impact as economic mobility for our members, using NYC’s food industry as a catalyst. We measure this through skills gained, job placements, career advancement and sustained or growing food businesses.
We also work with employers and businesses across the food ecosystem to shift toward more equitable policies and practices. The result is upward economic mobility for the women we serve, increased earning power, newfound confidence and stability, and new jobs for the community.
Hot Bread Kitchen Impact Reports
Since 2008, Hot Bread Kitchen has worked to create economic opportunity through careers in food. Through interviews with our graduates, our own data, and research in our field, we invite you to learn more about the work we have done—and will continue to do—to support individuals facing barriers to meaningful careers.
2025 Impact Report
As we reflect on the progress made in 2025 and look ahead to 2026 and beyond, we are filled with excitement for the road ahead. Thank you for being part of this community and for expanding economic opportunity for New Yorkers across our city.
2024 Impact Report
In 2024 Hot Bread Kitchen surpassed our 3-year strategic goal of reaching 1,000 Breadwinners by expanding our programming to 3 additional boroughs and launching 7 new programs across our workforce development and small business teams. This report details our wins, learnings, and innovations from the past year and our vision for continued expansion in 2025.
2023 Impact Report
In 2023, Hot Bread Kitchen celebrated not just our 15th anniversary, but our biggest year of growth and job placements yet. This report details our wins, learnings, and innovations from the past year and our vision for continued expansion in 2024.
Quality Jobs Initiative Report
In 2022, Hot Bread Kitchen launched the Quality Jobs Initiative (QJI) to improve job quality and career paths in the food industry. This report reviews our progress over the past three years and outlines the next phase of QJI, focused on developing industry leaders who support workers, encourage advancement, and boost retention for a stronger, more sustainable food sector.
2022 Impact Report
After a two-year hiatus, we relaunched in-person programming, kicking off our signature culinary fundamentals training from a brand new home at Chelsea Market, under the leadership of a new CEO, with an abundance of new teammates and ideas.
Financials
With the help of our supporters, Hot Bread Kitchen creates economic opportunity through culinary job skills training, food entrepreneurship, and an ecosystem of support for individuals who face barriers to meaningful careers. Together, we are creating and sustaining breadwinners.
Hot Bread Kitchen is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. All donations are tax deductible and our Employer Identification Number (EIN) is 26-3332972.
Questions? Email development@hotbreadkitchen.org or call (929) 282 4558.
