Dignity Plates Culinary Training Academy

Dear friends, The Franciscan Center of Baltimore is growing and we are looking for a motivated and experienced Development and Community Engagement Director to join our leadership team. Please have any interested person view the job description and if they have questions they can email Jeffrey Griffin at [email protected]

Just now. Culinary Class #11 is celebrating their last cooking test with friends, family and our community. 13 weeks and they are almost done. Next week they will help us prepare for our Thanksgiving Meal Service then they will be assigned local restaurants and food partners for their 1 week externship. It's a beautiful Friday. God is Good.

Good morning!!! On this beautiful day, we are giving out winter coats to our neighbors. As you can see, it is going to be a busy day. Thank you to our friends at the Baltimore Ravens for donated coats, gloves, and hats. Thank you to our army of volunteers who are helping us with the coat distribution and serving fresh hot meals. Thank you, Archbishop Spalding High School Students, for being with us and serving with us. We are likely going to run out of coasts by 11:30am. The need for coats for adults and especially children will continue. If you or your family, church, business, or network would like to help us collect winter clothing, please email Angela Hall at [email protected]

Today WJZ | CBS News Baltimore visited our Culinary Training Class and talked with our students and our Culinary Staff. Thank you WJZ for spending time with us.

Our annual Thanksgiving Meal service will occur on Tuesday, November 26th, from 10am till 3pm. Our entire Culinary Team, including our students, will be apart of this operation. Prep work for Tuesday started tonight. We are preparing to create and serve 2,000 meals. If you would like to serve with us please email Angela Hall at [email protected]

Do you have a passion for food ? Does cooking for people make you happy ? Do you want to learn skills that will help your family and help bring in a nice pay check with health benefits ? We want to help you. We are now recruiting for our next culinary class. The next class starts on January 6th. *** Our Culinary Training Academy is a 13 week high intensity Culinary workforce development training program. There is no cost to attend, however the student should expect to work hard, show up early for class and be prepared to learn. To apply go to: www.fcbmore.org

Field Trip! This week our Culinary Students went to J.J. McDonnell & Co Inc to see how seafood is processed. Plus we love cutting demos. We want our students to understand where our food comes from and how it gets to the hands of the Chef and then ultimately to the guest. We love the ability to take every Culinary Class to JJ McDonnell's for this hands on learning time.

Members of our Dignity Plates Culinary Training Team (staff and volunteers) at the 20th anniversary of Capital Food Fight hosted by our friends at DC Central Kitchen

What are you doing for lunch on November 22nd? You are invited to join us for a feast. Our 11th Culinary Training Class will be taking their last cooking exam and we will get a chance to taste their creations. To RSVP go to: https://lnkd.in/etxHSjGt

November 23rd - 10am till Noon. MedStar Health to Host Free Food Rx Event at Franciscan Center for National Diabetes Month. Activities include food distribution provided by Maryland Food Bank, Hungry Harvest, and First Fruits Farm; blood pressure screenings and diabetes risk assessments (including medical referrals); Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) sign-up and re-certifications, mental health resources, health food samples, games and prizes. 11 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. –?Healthy eating on a budget: Speaker Tornia Anderson-Morgan, RD, LDN 11:30 a.m. – 12 p.m. –?3 simple rules to eating with diabetes: Speaker Nancy Rozgony, RD, LDN The Franciscan Center 101 West 23rd St. Baltimore City, 21018 MedStar Health Hungry Harvest Maryland Food Bank First Fruits Farm, Inc. Little Portion Farm Food Tank Food is Medicine Coalition #nationaldiabetesmonth