May Program Updates: Don’t Miss These Heartwarming Student Ceremonies

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See Our Inspiring and Moving Scholarship Award Ceremonies

All C-CAP locations held their virtual award ceremonies last month and student competitors were awarded $2,257,923 in institutional and cash scholarships. Congratulations to all our competitors! Here are all of the amounts awarded by location:

  • Arizona: $625,518
  • Chicago: $217,877
  • DC: $220,373
  • Los Angeles: $429,416
  • New York: $537,776
  • Philadelphia: $226,964

C-CAP New York: Virtual Programs, Socially Distant Job Training

Food Truck Student Project
Food Truck Student Project
  • In April C-CAP NY wrapped up a Workplace Challenge program with John Dewey High School, a “pay-to-learn” program where students were paid minimum wage to complete a culinary industry-specific project.
  • In May, C-CAP New York is hosting several virtual programs including a knife cut and chicken fabrication demo, a knife sharpening demo, a tour with Chef Rob Lawson of JF Restaurants’ new Mediterranean restaurant IRIS, and a College 101 program that covers basic college preparation.
  • Ongoing programs include our limited in-person Job Shadow program with Restaurant Associates, as well as the fourth cohort of our hybrid internship program in partnership with The Door.

C-CAP Philadelphia News Bites

Students in a Classroom Looking at a Presentation
Two People making Peace Signs with Masks
  • The C-CAP Philadelphia team is revving up students for summer job training!  
  • Philadelphia students at Western Montgomery Career & Technical Center have been hybrid/in-person for most of the school year and were able to take their NOCTI exam last month. We were fortunate enough to judge the seniors during the exam.
  • At the beginning of April, C-CAP Philadelphia had another round of student and alumni apprentices start at the People’s Kitchen in South Philadelphia. They will work with mentor chefs for 12 weeks, feeding the Philadelphia community free, restaurant-quality meals five days a week.
  • C-CAP Philadelphia started a Clothes Closet donation box program. There will be drop boxes at various locations around Philadelphia to donate new or gently used interview clothes, aprons, socks, belts, or chef coats. These donations will help us prepare our students for interviews, the industry, and beyond. Anyone interested in hosting a drop-off site should email Monica Glass (mglass@ccapinc.org).
    • Current drop-off locations: South Philly Co-Op, South Philly Barbacoa, The Free Library of Philadelphia, Elwood Restaurant, and Triple Bottom Brewing.

D.C. Partners with Sodexo Once Again

DC Students with Chef G. Garvin

While visiting Howard University Hospital Chef G. Garvin met our C-CAP alumni who are now part of Sodexo Magic’s management team at Howard University Hospital. Alumni from left to right: Tiffany Jhingory, ’11, Lead hile visiting Howard University Hospital Chef G. Garvin met our C-CAP alumni who are now part of Sodexo Magic’s management team at Howard University Hospital. Alumni from left to right: Tiffany Jhingory, ’11, Lead Retail Supervisor; Kayla Loynes, ’17, Patient Services Mgr; Mireya Casarrubias Nava, ’10, Executive Chef; Nadia Montague, ’17, Patient Services & Retail Supervisor; Quintin Adams, ’20, Retail Supervisor; and Nathaly Hernandez Castro, ’19, Catering Mgr. Pictured with Chef G. Garvin, Chief Culinary Advisor/Executive Chef with Sodexo Magic and Donna Ford, VP of Operations with Sodexo Magic.

C-CAP D.C. is continuing its successful partnership with Sodexo this summer. The program introduces alumni to contract Foodservice Operations where they’ll participate in a five-week job training workshop and then an eleven-week paid apprenticeship with Sodexo MedStar accounts in hospitals and facilities. Apprentices can then be considered for full-time jobs.

Do you have an idea for an apprenticeship program through your company? Contact Executive Director Tanya Steel.

C-CAP Arizona Harvest Moon Fundraiser is in the Works

C-CAP Arizona is busy planning its Harvest Moon Fundraiser for October 20, 2021 with chef Mark Tarbell! The event will include a grand tasting by the best Phoenix chefs with support from C-CAP students, along with handcrafted cocktails and wines and a live performance by Nate Nathan and The MacDaddy-O’s.

Interested in sponsoring the event? Please contact tsteel@ccapinc.org.

C-CAP Chicago Virtual Programs

  • Students grades 9 to 12 will participate in a hands-on virtual workshop to learn the basics of cover letter writing. The discussion will focus on layouts and types, as well as how to feel confident while writing a cover letter.
  • Chicago C-CAP participating high schools are getting free access to the online food handlers course.