Kitchen of Life

What we do at Kitchen of Life would not be possible without volunteers. Not only do our volunteers work with students in small groups to complete that day’s recipes, they support the students and encourage their empowerment and confidence ?? AndHealth volunteered at KoL last week and supported student’s feelings of relatedness and belonging ???? From community to corporate, thank you to all of our volunteers! We appreciate you!

Ending a great week at Kitchen of Life with celebration! ?? By communicating with their teams and volunteers, students made some delicious food today ???? This group has completed all four sessions at Kitchen of Life, and we couldn’t be more excited! Congratulations to these students, and thank you to the volunteers that joined us today! ??

We saved the best session for last! Through practicing good communication, students successfully made samosas and cheesecake bites with our volunteers ???? To finish off the day, we congratulated students for finishing all four sessions at Kitchen of Life with a graduation ceremony, to celebrate their amazing achievements ?? Special thanks to everyone who helped out today!

Another great week is in full swing at Kitchen of Life! Today students made muffins with the help of a great team from AndHealth! Our volunteers helped the students feel a sense of belonging throughout the recipe and created a sense of community! ?? Thank you AndHealth team for spending the morning with us!

Congrats to our graduates! ?? Today at Kitchen of Life, students completed their fourth session and graduated our program! From games, to teamwork and reflection, students today learned how to be good communicators with the help of our amazing volunteers from Walmart. After the recipes, they had a graduation ceremony where they received certificates and gifts for their accomplishments ???? Thank you to our Walmart volunteers for their help during the session today, and special thanks to the parents, teachers, and students who make our sessions at KoL possible! ??

Lots of refreshing smoothies to go around! ?? Today, with the help of our wonderful community volunteers, students continued using their autonomy to finish these recipes. When faced with many choices, these students had some great-tasting creations! ??

Lots of smiles to go around on muffin day! ?? It was a great last session of the week with the help of a team of volunteers from Cardinal Health. They worked alongside students to encourage their sense of belonging, as well as helping them complete delicious recipes! ?? Thank you to Cardinal Health for help with today’s session, and thank you to everyone that was apart of our week at KoL! ????

Cheers to smoothie day! ?? Today at KoL, team members from Discover joined us to help students make smoothies, parfaits, practice their decision-making, and use their autonomy. It was a great day filled with fruit, friendship, and fun! ?? Thank you to the Discover team for spending their morning with us!

Double the recipes, double the fun! ???? Today was a busy day at KoL! This morning, we were joined by a team from Heartland Bank that worked with the students through quesadilla recipes, while encouraging their competence! After a short break, the students were back at it making muffins and helping each other feel a sense of belonging during the recipe. ?? Thank you to Heartland Bank for helping us out today! ??

An amazing end to a fun week! ?? Today, students continued learning about autonomy, and got to practice by making their own smoothies and yogurt parfaits. With the help of our local volunteers, they made some delicious stuff! ?? Thank you to everyone who helped out at Kitchen of Life this week. We greatly appreciate our volunteers, and couldn’t do this without them! ??