>> JULIE: LEARNING TO COOK CAN BE LIFE CHANGING FOR THOSE PURSUING A CAREER IN THE
CULINARY FIELD. EDUCATION IS
IMPORTANT FOR NEARLY 10 YEARS.
THE SECOND HARVEST FOOD BANK
HAS BEEN TEACHING CULINARY
STUDENTS THE RIGHT SKILLS ALL
WHILE HELPING THEM LAND ON
THEIR FEET NEWS 6 INSIDER
GUIDE. CRYSTAL MOYER IS HERE
IN CRYSTAL. I MEAN, THIS
TRAINING PROGRAM HAS GOTTEN
RESULTS FOR A LOT OF CHEFS OUT
THERE. IT HAS. IT’S NEW FOR
ME. I DIDN’T EVEN KNOW ABOUT
THIS PROGRAM. YOU KNOW, SECOND
HARVEST FOOD BANK OF CENTRAL
FLORIDA OFFERS A FREE CULINARY
TRAINING PROGRAM FOR THOSE WHO
MAY BE IN SOME FINANCIAL
HARDSHIP RIGHT NOW. THE
PROGRAM NOT ONLY GIVING ITS
STUDENTS A CHANCE TO START
OVER WITH A NEW CAREER, BUT
TEACHING LIFE SKILLS AND
PROVIDING SUPPORT.
TEACHING LIFE SKILLS AND
PROVIDING SUPPORT. At JP Morgan, >> I CAME TO SECOND HARVEST
LOOKING FOR FOOD BECAUSE I
DIDN’T HAVE ANY FOOD AND THEY
WERE LIKE, HEY, ARE YOU
INTERESTED IN? JOINING ARE
CALLING A I’VE WOW, YOU GUYS
HAVE WHAT I’VE BEEN LOOKING
FOR A HOLIDAY PROGRAM. 24
YEAR-OLD CORY ON MORRIS SAYS
SHE IS ON HER OWN IN ORLANDO
HAVING A DIFFICULT TIME TRYING
TO MAKE ENDS MEET RIGHT NOW.
HER FAMILY IN A DIFFERENT
STATE.
>> THEY’RE NOT FORCED
SUPPORTIVE OF ME. SO LIKE I
GET THE MOST SUPPORT FROM
THESE PEOPLE, MORSE FINDING A
NEW FAMILY HERE AT SECOND
HARVEST FOOD BANK OF CENTRAL
FLORIDA. AND THESE PEOPLE
THINK ON LA MAISON LIGHT.
>> THEY THINK I’M BETTER WHAT
I I SO THEY DON’T KNOW MY
BACKGROUND. THEY DON’T KNOW
WHERE I CAME FROM FOR THEM BE
ABLE TO SUPPORT ME. SHOW ME
WHAT THEY SEE IN ME THAT SOME
OF SEA LIKE NOBODY’S EVER
THERE TO ME WHAT THEY SEE AND
THE PEOPLE HAS SET ME NOW AT
THE ROUNDTABLE. A LIKE DON’T
GIVE UP LIKE, KEEP GOING. YOU
WANT TO DO IT. MORE SAYS ONE
OF DOZENS OF STUDENTS
CURRENTLY ENROLLED IN THE
CULINARY TRAINING PROGRAM AT
SECOND HARVEST FOOD BANK.
CULINARY TRAINING PROGRAM AT
SECOND HARVEST FOOD BANK. At JP Morgan, >> THE 16 WEEK PROGRAM IS FREE
FOR QUALIFIED APPLICANTS. ONCE
UNROLLED THE STUDENTS LEARN
THE INS AND OUTS OF WORKING IN
A COMMERCIAL KITCHEN,
INCLUDING FOOD SAFETY SKILLS,
MEAL PREPARATION, NICE GOALS
IN DIFFERENT COOKING METHODS,
IMPORTANT TRAITS TO GET INTO
THE CULINARY INDUSTRY. A
CONSTANTLY GROWING JOB POOL IN
THE HOSPITALITY HELP OF
CENTRAL FLORIDA. YOU KNOW, TO
LOOK AT THAT, THE CULINARY
PROGRAM RUN BY CHEF ISRAEL,
SANTIAGO, WHO SAYS THE FOCUS
IS ON FOOD SEASON WITH SKILLS
THEY CAN USE OUTSIDE THE
KITCHEN TO BE. WE ALSO TRYING
TO TO PREPARE A STUDENT WITH
LAST GIFTS. TO INTERVIEW.
>> HOW TO HOW TO DRESS. 2
DIFFERENT. INTERVIEWS. HOW TO
DO YOUR RESUME. IS LIKE A
RESTART.
>> A RESTART TO SOME THINGS
JUST ON TIAGO CAN RELATE TO.
HE MOVED TO ORLANDO FROM
PUERTO RICO, FINDING A NEW
PASSION IN THE KITCHEN. NOW
WE’VE GOT TO MAKE IT UP A
LITTLE BIT.
>> SO MANY YEARS AGO WANTED TO
DO SOMETHING THAT. SOMETHING
DIFFERENT. SOMETHING THAT THAT
I WANT TO BE BEHIND A DESK
GOING TO BE LIKE THAT. AND I
FIND FREEDOM IN THE KITCHEN.
FREEDOM TO TO EXPRESS MYSELF
WHEN IT COMES TO PUTTING
THINGS TOGETHER AND FREE WILL
TELL YOU WHY THEY LOOK NICE.
LOOK AT THAT. THE CHEF NOT
JUST TEACHING MORRIS HOW TO
MAKE CORN FRITTERS.
>> BUT OFFERING SUPPORT
STUDENTS LIKE MORSE NEED TO
GET BACK ON THEIR FEET.
>> WELL, THEY MAKE ME FEEL
LIKE I HAVE SOMETHING WHEN I
WALK OUT DOOR, I HAVE A FUTURE
HAD TO BEFORE THAT. I DIDN’T
KNOW WHAT I WAS GOING TO DO. I
DIDN’T KNOW WHERE I WAS GOING
TO BE IN MY LIFE LIKE THEY
GIVE ME SOMETHING TO LOOK
FORWARD TO. REALLY APPRECIATE
THAT.
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♪ At JP Morgan, >> CANDACE: MORRIS SAYS SHE’D
LIKE TO RUN HER OWN CATERING
BUSINESS ONE DAY. THE CULINARY
PROGRAM IS HELPING TO SET HER
UP WITH JOB OPPORTUNITIES AND
THE CULINARY CLASS WILL BEGIN
IN MAY. AND I POSTED THE
APPLICATION INFORMATION ON
CLICK, ORLANDO DOT COM SLASH
INSIDER. AND IF YOU’D LIKE THE
RECIPE FOR THOSE CORN
FRITTERS, YOU SAW THEM MAKE. I
SNAGGED THAT TOO AND HAVE THAT
ON OUR INSIDER PAGE ABOUT THE
TASTE IT LADIES, THE SECOND
HARVEST THE SECOND HARVEST
KITCHEN.
>> IT WAS DELISH AS IT LOOKED
TO GET AND THEY CHANGING
LIVES, YOU KNOW, GIVING
MISSING, YOU KNOW, THE JOB
INTERVIEWING SKILLS ADDRESS
FOR AN INTERVIEW. THAT’S JUST
INCREDIBLE. YEAH.
>> CANDACE: I MEAN, YOU CAN
SEE YOU CAN SEE HOW MUCH THAT
THAT PROGRAM MEANS FOR HER. I
MEAN, SHE WALKED THROUGH THE
DOORS, LOOKING FOR FOOD
BECAUSE YOU FOR FOOD. AND, YOU
KNOW, SHE HAS A NIGHT 5 JOB.
SO SHE SAYS THE PEOPLE THERE
THAT ARE SUPPORTING HER
MOTIVATES HER TO WORK
OVERNIGHT AND THEN COME IN TO
CLASS EVERY SINGLE DAY. SO I
YOU KNOW, I CAN’T WAIT TO SEE