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Help a Client Take the Next Step to a Job
Can you make an introduction to a potential employer?
For more
information, call
Monica Roquitte,
Next Step
Program Director
212-620-0340 ext. 355
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IT'S NOT TOO LATE!
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Art work by Safe Haven client to be sold at auction. |
Thursday, June 9, 2011
6pm to 9pm
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It's a Knockout: Culinary Arts Training Program Graduate Wins a Job at Iron Chef's Top NYC Restaurant | |
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Iron Chef Marc Forgione (right) with Culinary Arts Chef Instructor Anthony O'Connor. |
Laura Ramirez was a Golden Gloves championship boxer as a high school student in the Bronx, but when it came to a career, she hung up the gloves and put on the chef's hat. Laura was referred by VESID, a state employment services agency, to the Culinary Arts Training Program last fall. After excelling in the classroom training, she began a 3 month internship at AIG's corporate dining room. Many students are hired at the place where they intern, but Laura had a different job in mind: to be a chef in one of the city's top restaurants. With her resume and her determination, Laura went from one restaurant to another, literally knocking on the door and asking if the chef was hiring. Fifty restaurants later, Laura knocked on the door of Marc Forgione, owner & chef at Restaurant Marc Forgione on Reade Street and 2010 winner of the Food Network's Iron Chef. Marc was impressed and hired Laura as a "garde manger" or salad person. Laura invited her new boss to the Culinary Arts graduation last week.
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Comfort Foods Chefs Add Spice
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Chris Niola shares cooking tips with seniors in the Bronx. |
How do you help senior men and women in public housing to stay healthy and independent? Concentrate on good nutrition, food shopping on a budget in local stores, and staying active and connected to friends and neighbors. City Harvest runs a 7-week series of classes for seniors called Well Seasoned, and the chefs at Comfort Foods are the special ingredient! 6 Comfort Foods chefs join a nutrition educator at 6 locations in all 5 boroughs. The chefs work with the classroom manager to go over the menu each week, do the kitchen prep, and help the "students" prepare a healthy, low-cost meal.
Chris Niola has been a chef in Project Renewal's Third Street kitchen for almost 3 years. He was excited to be a part of the City Harvest partnership, "I'm always open for new experiences and opportunities." Chris arrives at the senior center by 12:30 pm on Fridays to prepare for the class - equipment out, vegetables washed, menu reviewed. The seniors are happy to see Chris and get busy chopping garlic, potatoes, and stemming the spinach. City Harvest Manager, Maggie Meehan, reports that the Comfort Foods chefs are a great addition to her program, "They relate well with the seniors, are quick to help anyone who needs some tips on food preparation or cooking, and they are comfortable doing a demonstration if needed. And of course, they make sure the meal tastes delicious!" |
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May 12th Rally Protests Spending Cuts | | |
Mayor Bloomberg proposes $23 million in homeless services spending cuts. Project Renewal joined over 60 community organizations at a May 12th rally to protest the cuts that the city budget proposes for human services and education.
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