On October 2, Governor Kathy Hochul visited Hot Bread Kitchen to announce a new statewide initiative to support asylum seekers in entering the workforce and starting new lives in our great city. The New York State Department of Labor (DOL) has identified 18,000 jobs with more than 400 employers that will be available to asylum […]
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An Aspiring Sous Chef Celebrates a New York Milestone
Just as Hot Bread Kitchen is celebrating 10 Years of Impact, graduate Beatriz Rosales Lopez is also celebrating an anniversary milestone of her own: 10 years of living in the United States. When Beatriz came to New York from a small town in Guanacaste, Costa Rica in early 2010, she simply wanted to make sure […]
One Immigrant’s Recipe for Success in a New York City Kitchen
When Kandy Alva came to New York City from Peru in 2008 she knew there would be many hurdles to overcome. “When you come here, you have to start over. You start at zero.” Although she had studied some English in Peru, she felt it necessary to learn English to survive in her new country. […]
