To date, we have served over 65 individuals, representing nine different counties in Virginia and Maryland.
Students hone their skills while preparing meals for families in need. Washinton City Paper, March 2017.
We began a pilot program offering 15-week of Culinary Job Training and Job Placement in English to women from other immigrant and minority communities.
La Cocina VA plans to expand into a 5,000 square-foot facility the capacity to:
Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA.) visited La Cocina VA to learn more about our Bilingual Culinary Training Program, cook with our students, and assist them in passing out meals to low-income families in the area. During his visit, the students treated the Representative who serves on the House Committee on Natural
The Aspen Institute, an education and policy studies organization based in Washington D.C., announced that La Cocina VA will be one of the nine social enterprises accepted to participate in its Urban Innovation Accelerator Program within the Center for Urban Innovation. The program will provide La Cocina VA with the
“Everywhere you look in D.C., there are #foodheroes. People helping D.C. residents grow more food, eat healthier, and care for the environment with their eating choices. That said, naming just fifty turned out to be impossible.” La Cocina VA Founder and CEO Patricia Funegra was featured in an article by
Whole Foods Market has signed an agreement with La Cocina to offer our graduate students full-time employment after their completion of a one-month internship at a Whole Foods location. Those granted the opportunity will apply their newly acquired skills in the culinary arts and English to continue their work towards
La Cocina VA was awarded a $10,000 grant from the Employees Community Fund of Boeing Company after an extremely competitive grant cycle. We look forward to strengthening our relationship with Boeing and appreciate their willingness to support our effors for job creation. Through their Community Engagement initiative, Boeing Company invests
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