Careers Through Culinary Arts Program
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Careers Through Culinary Arts Program (C-CAP) is a non profit organization based in New York City
. Careers Through Culinary Arts Program’s mission is to promote and provide career opportunities in the foodservice industry for underserved youth through culinary arts education and employment in certain parts of the United States
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and home economics
classes. Grausman realized that too many students lacked viable college prospects or real job skills. He founded the non profit organization and designed it to enhance culinary arts curriculum in public schools. C-CAP has since expanded to five states and Washington, D.C.
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
. Careers Through Culinary Arts Program’s mission is to promote and provide career opportunities in the foodservice industry for underserved youth through culinary arts education and employment in certain parts of the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
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History
In 1988, Richard Grausman, a cookbook author and teacher, headed a program in twelve New York City high schools teaching French cookingFrance
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
and home economics
Home Economics
Home economics is the profession and field of study that deals with the economics and management of the home and community...
classes. Grausman realized that too many students lacked viable college prospects or real job skills. He founded the non profit organization and designed it to enhance culinary arts curriculum in public schools. C-CAP has since expanded to five states and Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
Locations
- ArizonaArizonaArizona ; is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. It is also part of the western United States and the mountain west. The capital and largest city is Phoenix...
- Chicago, Illinois
- Hampton Roads, Virginia
- Los Angeles, CaliforniaLos Angeles, CaliforniaLos Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
- New York City, New York
- Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Philadelphia County, with which it is coterminous. The city is located in the Northeastern United States along the Delaware and Schuylkill rivers. It is the fifth-most-populous city in the United States,...
- Washington, D.C.Washington, D.C.Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
Industry sponsors
Since its inception, several companies have donated money and equipment to the various schools participating in the organization. These donors include:- Best Manufacturers
- Blue Diamond
- Bread World
- Chocolates à la Carte
- CuisinartCuisinartCuisinart is a brand for small kitchen appliances, especially the food processor of the same name, one of the first to become popular in the United States. It was founded by Carl Sontheimer in 1971, and became a leading brand in the United States and Canada....
- Filippo BerioFilippo BerioFilippo Berio is a brand of olive oils exported from Italy and made of oil from Italy, Greece, Spain, and Tunisia. The brand is used for virgin, extra-virgin, and extra-light oils, and also for wine vinegar....
- Guittard
- Harold Import
- KitchenaidKitchenAidKitchenAid is a home appliance brand owned by Whirlpool Corporation. The company was started in 1919 by The Hobart Corporation to give restaurants a countertop alternative to their industrial sized mixers. The first model weighed 69 lbs. Each unit is still assembled by hand in Greenville, Ohio...
- Land O’ Lakes
- OXO
- R.H. Forschner
- Robot Coupe U.S.A.
- Sugar Foods
- T-FAL
- Uhlmann Co.
- Workman Publishing Co.
- Zabar’s
- Zagat Survey