Life’s Kitchen, a Boise nonprofit providing culinary workforce training to opportunity youth in southwest Idaho, has been named a 2026 Partnership Circle Grant awardee by the Jacques Pépin Foundation, receiving $50,000 over two years.
At a Glance:
- Life’s Kitchen awarded $50,000 grant from Jacques Pépin Foundation
- Grant funds expanded GED tutoring and staff culinary training
- 100% of graduates earned food handler’s certification last year
Life’s Kitchen serves young adults disconnected from school and work ― many facing poverty, justice-system involvement or housing instability ― through a free 14-week program combining hands-on food service training, GED support and employability skills development.
The grant will fund additional training for Life’s Kitchen’s culinary arts staff, expanded GED tutoring support and continued mental and physical health resources for trainees…