BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and people of color) communities and immigrant communities disproportionately encounter barriers to starting businesses and securing living wage employment. Our support of Hot Bread Kitchen helps provide the recipe for training and career growth in the food industry.
Hot Bread Kitchen centers its work within the vibrant food industry in New York City. It creates economic opportunities for immigrant women and women of color through job skills training and food entrepreneurship. Small business programs connect aspiring and early-stage food entrepreneurs with the resources to grow their business. Its holistic approach offers support services and community building, which includes access to English language and digital literacy courses, child care, food security, and housing. Since its founding in 2008, Hot Bread Kitchen has generated over $100 million in regional economic impact.
With UNFCU Foundation support, Hot Bread Kitchen will expand its career services and workforce development training for 300 women in culinary and facilities management. Funds will also establish new Hot Bread Kitchen outposts in marginalized New York City neighborhoods.
