THE BREAD PROJECT
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The Bread Project Job Training Program
BETWEEN JULY 1, 2022, AND JUNE 30, 2023 THE BREAD PROJECT ENROLLED 77 LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUALS AND GRADUATED 54 OVER A PERIOD OF NINE FOOD PREP & BAKING JOB TRAINING & PLACEMENT PROGRAM SESSIONS. EACH PROGRAM SESSION IS 5 WEEKS LONG, 150 HOURS OF INSTRUCTION, WITH A COHORT OF 8-12 PARTICIPANTS. WITH 54 GRADUATES @ 150 HOURS EACH, THATS A COMBINED 8,100 HOURS OF INDIVIDUALIZED INSTRUCTION. 96% OF THE PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS WERE LOW-INCOME, 88% WERE UNEMPLOYED UPON ENROLLMENT, AND 35% WERE RECEIVING SOME FORM OF PUBLIC BENEFITS. THE GRADUATES FACED MANY BARRIERS TO EMPLOYMENT: 49% LACKED PERMANENT HOUSING, 58% HAD MINIMAL FORMAL EDUCATION ENDING WITH HIGH SCHOOL OR A GED, 41% WERE REENTRY OR JUSTICE-INVOLVED, 10% WERE IMMIGRANTS OR REFUGEES, AND 14% HAD A DISABILITY. 89% OF THE GRADUATES SEEKING EMPLOYMENT WERE HIRED WITHIN 30-60 DAYS OF GRADUATION, 86% WERE STILL IN THEIR JOBS AFTER 90 DAYS, AND THE AVERAGE WAGE WAS $20 PER HOUR. DEMOGRAPHICALLY, 60% WERE FEMALE, 40% WERE MALE, AND OF THOSE, THE PREDOMINANT POPULATIONS WERE BLACK/AFRICAN AMERICAN 55%, HISPANIC/LATINO(A) 26%, AND WHITE/ CAUCASIAN 10%. AGEWISE, 20% WERE 18-24, 56% WERE 25-45, AND 23% WERE OVER 45.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJul 1, 2022 – Jun 30, 2023Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$450KCommunity Meal Program
OUR COMMUNITY MEAL PROGRAM FOR THE HOMELESS AND FOOD INSECURE WAS ON HOLD WHEN OUR NONPROFIT PARTNER OPERATING A HOMELESS SHELTER LOST ITS FOOD CONTRACT.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJul 1, 2022 – Jun 30, 2023Source990No causes providedNo populations provided––Entrepreneurs Incubator Program
OUR ENTREPRENEURS INCUBATOR PROGRAM PROVIDED 5 ENTREPRENEURS AND THEIR FOOD STARTUPS WITH TRAINING IN FOOD HANDLING, RECIPE AND PRODUCTION SCALING, AND BUSINESS PLANNING, AS WELL AS KITCHEN SPACE FOR THEIR OPERATIONS.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJul 1, 2022 – Jun 30, 2023Source990No causes providedNo populations provided––
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