Vetri Community Partnership

Over the weekend, 150 families received a free Thanksgiving turkey along with ingredients to prepare two nutritious sides to enjoy this Thursday. It was a heartwarming day of helping members of our community get nourishing food on the table this year. We are so thankful to the Vetri Community Partnership team and our incredible community of partners, volunteers, and sponsors that helped to make this happen. It was a chilly morning, but our hearts all felt so warm. In the words of one of our guests, Elleen: You have blessed us tremendously!!!?I am grateful??? ? The Emerson Group, Cento Fine Foods, FarmArt Produce, Red Thread PR, Brixmor Property Group, Mighty Bread Company, Street FC, honeygrow, and Federal Donuts & Chicken

Our Mobile Teaching Kitchen is a community nutrition program that pairs food access and nutrition education through nutritious and delicious recipe samplings and cooking demonstrations. The Mobile Teaching Kitchen is bridging the gap between nutrition security and health. ?? Impact Report: From our Mobile Teaching Kitchen educators... "Great experience today. We coordinated the recipe (roasted butternut squash with citrus dressing) with the food distribution partner since they were handing out butternut squash and garlic. We got to have great conversations with people who were eager to use what they had gotten to make the recipe at home. Some people had also visited us at our last visit at McPherson Square Library and then made the masala carrots. People are remembering us and making the food at home.” ? To read our full 2024 Impact Report, go to: https://lnkd.in/eGfNhT8Y

Did you know that Vetri Community Partnership is an approved EIO under the PA Educational Improvement Tax Credit (EITC) program. As a result, Pennsylvania businesses, business owners, and individuals can donate to support our work and receive state tax credits ranging from 75-90% of their charitable contribution. When you support Vetri Community Partnership with EITC, you're supporting students all across Philadelphia to gain life skills for a healthier future through programs like Vetri Cooking Lab. Yesterday at Independence Charter School West, Vetri Cooking Lab students brought the heat and prepared Minestrone Stew and Brussels Sprout Caesar Salad. These young chefs are gaining life skills for life--not only are they learning how to chop and dice new vegetables, they're learning how to work together to read recipes, follow directions, and take turns. They're tasting together and finding descriptive words and flavor adjustments. And overall, they're having a blast while doing it. DM us to learn more about you can direct your company's tax dollars to support nutrition education through cooking.

In honor of Hunger & Homelessness Awareness Week, Vetri Community Partnership and Bethesda Project joined forces with a team of 20 dedicated volunteers in our Teaching Kitchen to prepare nourishing meals for residents of a Bethesda Project shelter. It was an inspiring afternoon filled with teamwork, care, and a shared commitment to support nutrition security and housing stability in our community. A huge thank you to everyone who contributed their time and hearts to make this event a success!

Our Diced Competitions are an fun and engaging opportunity for teams to connect outside the office all while supporting our our mission. DM us to learn more about bringing your company or group to the Teaching Kitchen!

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By providing a welcoming, safe environment where students are empowered to use their hands and minds while cooking, Vetri Community Partnership inspired thousands of kids and teens towards a lifelong love of nutritious foods and the life skills for a healthier future this year. To learn more about the ways Vetri Community Partnership was able to impact our community because of generous supporters like you, go to the link below for the full 2024 Impact Report. ?? https://lnkd.in/eGfNhT8Y

Registration for next week's Turkey Giveaway is full! On Saturday, November 23rd, 150 local families will be receiving a turkey and ingredients for a nutritious and delicious Thanksgiving meal. ? Thank you to our incredible partners and sponsors in nourishing our neighbors this holiday season: Cento Fine Foods, FarmArt Produce, The Emerson Group Red Thread PR, Brixmor Property Group, Mighty Bread Company, StreetFC, and honeygrow.

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED! Join Vetri Community Partnership and Bethesda Project in observing Hunger & Homelessness Awareness Week by volunteering in the Teaching Kitchen! Volunteers will prepare a nutritious, delicious meal together, package up 50 meals for folks living in the shelter, and then sit down to share a family-style meal together. To sign up to volunteer, go to: https://lnkd.in/eVXQdJBw

Here’s what our SNAP-Ed team has been up to these past few weeks! ?? With the school year in full swing, our SNAP-Ed Nutrition Educators are diving into classrooms to share veggie-packed recipes with students. This year, students will be learning to make fresh and delicious tabbouleh, pumpkin dip, granola, chips, and salsa right in their classrooms! We also joined in on the autumn festivities at Awbury Arboretum, where we shared crisp apple samples to celebrate the season with the community.