In these tough times, it is always heartening to hear of a nonprofit that is not only doing good, but expanding, and the Bread Project in Oakland is doing both, as reported by the Oakland Tribune.
A great example of social enterprise.
An excerpt.
“EMERYVILLE — The recent expansion of an East Bay baking school, one that targets low-income residents in need of food industry job skills and employment, opens up the opportunity for a host of silly puns.
"You can go with how it's a great way to make some dough, or make some bread, or how everything is rising — it's almost too much," said Matt Lonner, a partnerships manager with Chevron, which has helped fund The Bread Project.
“The baking school celebrated Wednesday the grand opening of a new location at 1555 Park Ave., 8,000 square feet of warehouse and work space that will nearly double the amount of training and production it will be able to do, board President Jason Pena said.
“Founded 10 years ago in Kensington, The Bread Project interviews and accepts low-income students, about half from Oakland, and many struggling with the impacts of homelessness, criminal backgrounds, addiction and poverty.
“Many students come in with no kitchen knowledge — some not even knowing the names of basic appliances — and are helped through the entire process, including training in how to find, attain and keep a job.”
About
- David H. Lukenbill
- I am a California native, married, we have one daughter and live close to the American River with two cats and all the wild critters we can feed. I am a management consultant to nonprofit organizations and have an Associates of Arts degree in Administration of Justice from Sacramento City College, a Bachelor of Science degree in Organizational Behavior from the University of San Francisco and a Master of Public Administration degree, also from the University of San Francisco.