18 Reasons

Empowering our community with the confidence and creativity to buy, cook, and eat good food everyday.

Provides nutrition education for low income people in the Bay Area. Provides 3000 cooking classes a year to low income adults, teens and kids to help community become more excited about cooking and eating great food. Reducing Food Insecurity among low income participants by 12% in 6 weeks by teaching food resource management skills.
For 2018 Cooking Matter Series:
133 series
1577 series grads
280 Tours
1484 Tour Grads
35 community peer educators engaged
24,000 pounds of groceries distributed
88 Community Partners
Changes in Graduate's Behavior:
63% eat more veggies
78% eat more fruit
32% eat low fat options
34% eat more whole grains
51% increased cooking skills confidence
21% of adult graduates are using nutrition labels more.
98% share what they learned with friends and family
15% drink fewer sweetened beverages
45% are more likely to prepare new fruits and vegetables