Some of Janai’s earliest memories include her grandmother’s love-infused cooking. After being sent to a foster home, however, mealtime changed abruptly from an expression of love to an impersonal obligation.

Struggling with the lack of community and opportunity in the foster care system, Janai dove into cooking. With the dream of owning her own restaurant and providing jobs for others in need, she worked hard to graduate early and applied to Sprouts Chef Training program.

Today she hopes to find a community sponsor to fund her professional chef training at Sprouts and cheerlead her on as she lands her first culinary job and becomes financially independent. Can you pitch in to help Janai?

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