We’re bringing a 6-month cooking and food literacy program to young adults transitioning out of foster care to support them as they learn practical cooking skills, gain confidence in the kitchen, and develop life-long, healthy habits.

Young adults aging out of foster care often face significant challenges accessing affordable, healthy food. Many experience food insecurity and have limited experience preparing meals, navigating food assistance programs, and budgeting for groceries. By strengthening skills and reducing barriers, we’re helping them build habits that support long-term health and independence.

Monthly sessions will feature:

Hands-on cooking demo & kitchen skills, with Burkett Farm.
Food literacy activities, with Food Equity Collaborative.
A chance to pick and take home kitchen items, so they have the tools needed to keep cooking at home.
Food support distributed over the next four weeks:
- Sessions 1 & 2 will provide weekly Good Bowls
- Sessions 3 & 4 will provide fresh produce boxes from Burkett Farm
- Session 5 will provide a Food Lion gift card paired with a budgeting and meal planning activity
The opportunity to enter raffles for a drawing at the end of the program.

Raffle prizes include:

Gift card to The Produce Box - to give young adults the opportunity to shop for local food and continue on their cooking journey at home
Full set of kid-friendly kitchen tools and pictorial recipes from Little Bites Big Minds - to help parents include their young children in the kitchen
Blender
Air fryer
Food storage/meal prep containers

YOU can be part of Kitchen Compass!

Support our program through a donation -- 100% of your gift will directly fund Kitchen Compass
Shop our Amazon list to provide kitchen tools for young adults to take home: https://a.co/035jQCUC
Sponsor a raffle prize through a donation
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We are so grateful for your support and can't wait to get started!

Learn more on our website.

Kitchen Compass

Providing young adults transitioning out of foster care with the cooking skills, confidence, and knowledge needed for independent living and a foundation for long-term nutritional health and self-sufficiency.