Workforce

We help women get good jobs in food.

Hot Bread Kitchen’s workforce development program provides economic stability and mobility for women in New York City through careers in food. Our approach builds professional and personal skills, tackles inequities in accessing and retaining employment, and collaborates with food employers to build a more equitable system where our breadwinners can thrive. 

PLEASE NOTE: Hot Bread Kitchen’s Workforce training and job placement program is on hold until further notice. Stay safe: for information on COVID-19 please refer to the New York State Department of Health website, and see Hot Bread Kitchen’s resource page.

Technical Skills Development, Professional Readiness and Job Placement

Participants complete an intensive, five-week kitchen fundamentals training followed by 100% job placement with one of our employment partners. Training topics include knife skills, basic cooking techniques, kitchen math and science, recipe scaling, safety and sanitation along with professional skills like English language learning, interview preparation, conflict resolution and effective teamwork. The program also includes support during the first year of each participant’s employment to ensure a successful onboarding with regular dialogue with employees and our hiring partners. 

Employer Partners

Wrap Around Support 

We understand there are many ingredients to successful employment and economic stability. A good job is critical, but so is financial education, housing stability and child care. Hot Bread Kitchen has a full-time social worker and financial coach on our staff, and we also partner with local organizations that can assist our participants in overcoming challenges outside of work.

A More Equitable Food System

We see an opportunity to transform the food industry from the inside out, through the women we train and place in culinary jobs, and with our growing pool of employment partners committed to making food jobs good jobs—jobs that offer stable schedules, fair pay, and opportunities for advancement, and workplaces that reflect the diversity and vibrancy of the city. 

Career Advancement

Our impact doesn’t end with an entry level job. Through professional development and customized training opportunities we equip our alumni with the specialized and advanced skills needed to advance the career ladder while filling critical skills gaps in our employment partners’ operations.