KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Prospect KC is working to fight food insecurity by partnering with Nourish KC, another nonprofit.
The two announced the partnership a few weeks ago.
Some joint initiatives have already launched or are about to launch; the full program will roll out over the coming few months.
"To address food security, to provide workforce development nutritional education for the community," Melanie Tull, Nourish KC's board chair, said of the partnership.
Chef Shanita McAfee-Bryant, who created The Prospect KC, said the new program is a little different from her other ventures.
"It's about fusing what they do really well in providing community meals and what we do really well in helping people get employment," McAfee-Bryant said.
The collaboration will be housed at Nourish KC's community kitchen where meals will be served to people facing hunger or homelessness.
"Taking that extra step and showing them the way toward finding job security through great job training, through certifications for kitchen work," Tull said.
Such training could prime future employees at The Nook, a coffee shop McAfee-Bryant just opened in the Kansas City Public Library's downtown branch.
Through the Nourish KC/The Prospect KC collaboration, McAfee-Bryant said she can further her mission of breaking down barriers and building people up.
"And so if I can be like the conduit to help break down whatever those barriers are for people so that they can get the information and the resources that they need to really change their life, then I want to do that," she said.
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