FoodChange uses education to foster knowledge and build skills in children and adults; empower individuals to help themselves and their communities; and affect change.

Foster knowledge and build skills
FoodChange fosters knowledge and builds skills among children and adults. Our Culinary Training Program teaches graduates about nutrition, food preparation and safety, and helps place them in food industry positions while our Tax Academy trains New Yorkers to be professional tax preparers. As part of long-term nutrition education, FoodChange’s CookShop and Vegetable of the Month programs educate school children and adults about sustainable agriculture, whole foods and healthy recipes.

Empower individuals to help themselves and their communities
FoodChange teaches people about food, nutrition and financial empowerment, and encourages them to bring that knowledge back into their communities, creating new opportunities for growth and a cycle of self-sufficiency. FoodChange educates people about whole foods and nutrition, and trains them to become tax preparers and professionals in the culinary field.

Give children more opportunity by combining academic and vocational training
As part of a national initiative, FoodChange is a non-profit partner working with two public high schools in New York City to create small, specialized schools that combine rigorous academic education with practical career training which focuses on hospitality management and the connection between food and finance.