Apprenticeship Program

Farming Hope offers a 12 week, part-time, paid apprenticeship program for folks facing barriers to employment, including former incarceration, being un-housed, long-term unemployment, in recovery, victim of a crime, etc. We provide our apprentices with on-the-job culinary training in our kitchen. We aim to provide a safe, supportive and environment that nurtures the confidence needed to truly feel job-ready, while also challenging folks to learn and grow. Former Apprentices work in the food industry (restaurants, grocery stores, commercial kitchens, food manufacturing) as well as other careers.

Program Overview

• The paid training is approximately 20 hours per week for 12 weeks weeks
• Apprentices learn all the skills needed for high volume kitchen prep through the meals program at our community food hub
• Apprentices have the opportunity to learn to make plated meals for our Tuesday and Wednesday evening in-house dinners and events

• All Apprentices must have an actively engaged case manager (social worker, probation officer, employment counselor, etc)
• Apprentices must be available to work at least three days per week, including Wednesdays, for the duration of the program
• Apprentices must be ready to work, eager to learn, and excited to contribute positively to a team

• Candidate and case manager attend Open House
• Candidate submits application, with a resume, by the deadline
• If selected to interview, candidate attends interview with case manager

• Applications for our April 2024 cohort are now closed
• Sign up to receive information about our next cohort, likely in August 2024