by melynn | Jan 30, 2019 | Award, Culinary Program, News
YouthWorks has been awarded a grant of $1.1 million over three years to engage sixty-two disconnected youth and young adults in job training and certification. One team of young people will work with Santa Fe Habitat for Humanity constructing homes for low-income...
by melynn | Jan 21, 2019 | Culinary Program, News
YouthWorks commemorated Martin Luther King Day, January 21, with a day of service honoring 200 Santa Fe first responders. Under the direction of Chef Carmen Rodriguez and Sous Chef Jackie Gibbs, a team of Youthworks students baked 80 loaves of banana bread and 45...
by melynn | Oct 25, 2018 | Culinary Program, Food Truck, News
Photo by John McCauley YouthWorks made the pages of the latest issue of New Mexico Magazine!In a piece titled “The Food Truck Different,” the magazine says the YouthWorks food truck offers “good food” for a “good cause.”To see all...
by melynn | Sep 11, 2018 | Culinary Program, News
From left, Youthworks participant, Youthworks Executive Director Melynn Schuyler, DNCU President CEO Chuck Valenti and DNCU Web Marketing Specialist Alexandra Pratt. Courtesy photo. Del Norte Credit Union employees presented YouthWorks with a check for $8,500 to...
by melynn | Aug 25, 2018 | Culinary Program, Event, News
YouthWorks was hired to cater a feast for more than 300 Democrats on Saturday, August 25, at the Mayor’s Barbecue, a get-together at the Del Norte Boys and Girls Club of Santa Fe on Valentine Way. The YouthWorks Catering crew poses for a photo with Michelle...
by melynn | Aug 16, 2018 | Culinary Program, Food Truck, News
Photo by Paul Ross A former gang member, Carmen Rodriguez found his calling in restaurants. Now he’s helping other at-risk youth find theirs. In their latest edition, NationSwell features the story of Chef Carmen Rodriguez and YouthWorks Catering. Click here to...
