Harvest Kitchens

The Harvest Kitchens program trains adults and youth with barriers to employment in food preparation, providing valuable job skills needed to help them achieve a self-sufficient future.

Working under the supervision of food service professionals, Harvest Kitchen trainees learn the skills of the trade while turning recovered food into nourishing prepared meals that Second Harvest then delivers to agencies lacking adequate kitchen facilities and resources to prepare foods for families and individuals in high-need communities.

Every day, Second Harvest drivers deliver a portion of our donated food to our Harvest Kitchens partners:

• YMCA - Charles Street
• Learning Enrichment Foundation (L.E.F.)
• Centre for Opportunities Respect and Empowerment (CORE)
• East Scarborough Boys and Girls Club

Outreach workers and volunteers also deliver a number of these balanced meals to those who are unable or reluctant to go to agencies because of physical or mental challenges.