The Sprouts Chef Training Program gives back. I didn’t really have that growing up, so I wanted to make sure that once I had my own place I could do that for somebody.

To have an organization like Sprouts, that can really start you at the bottom of the ladder, but get you step-by-step an opportunity of working in different restaurants... it was not easy for [these youth] before. So, it can go only one way: up from now on.

The Chef Training program teaches them accountability, it teaches them responsibility and it gives them a real skill that they can lean on throughout their life.

"I volunteered with Sprouts this past summer and loved it! I work in the nutrition field and so I really enjoyed seeing kids learn the skills needed to get creative with food and live a healthy life. The kids are exposed to amazing chefs in the community and have so many first-rate experiences. The Sprouts team puts in an incredible amount of effort behind the scenes."

"By funding a career tonight, you’re forging a brighter future not just for the individual your donation goes to, but for all of us."

Being a chef is a responsibility. It is the responsibility of transferring information from one generation to another.