Community Kitchen Academy graduated its second Barre class on Friday, February 21, 2014 at the Old Labor Hall. Community Kitchen Academy (CKA) has been in operation since 2009, first in partnership with the Chittenden Emergency Food Shelf in Burlington, VT and now also with Central Vermont Community Action Council in Barre, VT. CKA has graduated [...]
Community Kitchen Academy Burlington graduated its 15th class on October 30, 2013. Community Kitchen Academy (CKA) prepares underemployed and unemployed Vermonters for a career in the food service industry and lifelong learning through an intensive program of culinary skills development, career readiness and job placement. Students actively develop and apply new skills by creating wholesome [...]
On October 25, 2013, the Community Kitchen Academy graduated its very first class of students in Barre. Former Governor Madeleine Kunin spoke at the graduation and Barre Mayor Thomas Lauzon was on hand to celebrate with the class. Graduates include: Charles Bent Christina LaRock Rebecca Miller Joshua Sera Emily Severance Ashley Sherman Daniel White Alan [...]
On Friday, October 25th, the first Community Kitchen Academy class in Barre graduated eight students. Governor Madeleine Kunin joined dignitaries and guests in congratulating the students, who completed a 13 week course in culinary skills development, career readiness and job placement. Community Kitchen Academy was started as a partnership, in Burlington, between the Vermont Foodbank [...]
MEDIA ADVISORY The Vermont Foodbank and Central Vermont Community Action Council (CVCAC) are excited to announce the Community Kitchen Academy (CKA) program’s first graduating class at the new CVCAC facility in Barre. This summer, the Vermont Foodbank, partnering locally with Central Vermont Community Action Council (CVCAC) expanded the statewide Community Kitchen Academy (CKA) program to [...]
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