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Cooking Up Community: 

Local Culinary Program Opens Doors To All 


The local PDX community offers an array of groups, organizations, and programs that unite and strengthen teams and personal skills. One area that often gets neglected due to oversight and lack of consideration is those among the unhoused population. Many individuals who have long histories of abilities, skills and interests that should be implemented and celebrated among the Portland community are cast aside. There are seldom groups offering opportunities for growth and expansion for these individuals. However, new organizations have begun helping those in economic or social injustices by offering trade skills and employment opportunities. One such organization is Stone Soup PDX.  



Opening its facility in 2019, Stone Soup PDX is a local non-profit culinary training program specializing and equipping individuals with culinary job skills through hands-on experience. They offer this experience at their operating Cafes in SE Powell and in the Montavilla neighborhood. Not only does their training program give participants unique skills for future employment, individuals also gain opportunities connecting with the public at operating Cafes. By providing valuable capabilities that can be sustained outside the program, Stone Soup PDX does way more than just train new chefs. After 3 months of hands-on experience, graduates are assisted with employment while simultaneously giving back to the local PDX community. Throughout an individual's time at Stone Soup, they will be walked through a three level tier system. The first being foundations; four weeks dedicated to the production kitchen where participants learn food safety, knife skills, and cooking techniques. The second tier, skill building, is an additional four weeks where participants build on top of tier one skills and begin preparing meals for the café and catering clients. The final tier is production, this allows participants to refine their culinary skills and begin preparing meals to support those facing food insecurity. Stone Soup PDX not only provides culinary training, the organization also offers a community meal program where participants prepare meals for those in need of nourishment and inclusiveness. 


Why is Stone Soup PDX so important to the intricate community of Portland? It shares skills for growth and expansion to individuals in need while bringing out the embodiment of true community. 


Click the Link below to gain some culinary skills, donate or volunteer!

https://www.stonesouppdx.com/mission

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