Everyone Belongs At The Table.

Everyone Belongs At The Table.

Melissa and Elise prepping fish
Chef Shaili instructing Nourish & Flourish students on chopping zucchini.
Mia prepping hot meals for people in need.
Renatta chopping watermelon
Daniel prepping and chopping chicken for a hot meal.
Elise and Caden emulsifying a sauce
Caden prepping zucchini
Elise chopping zucchini
Chef Shaili instructing Elise, Melissa, and Caden on prepping veggies
Chef Shaili making a sauce
Melissa and Elise prepping a sauce
Nourish & Flourish students prepping to serve a hot meal
Chef Shaili and Renatta in the kitchen
Melissa, Elise, and Chef Shaili in the kitchen
Melissa stirring a peanut sauce
Germaine's Culinary Inc. Nourish & Flourish Kitchen printed sign
Caden & Renatta prepping hot meals for people in need
Close up of prepped green peas
Chef Shaili, Elise, and Melissa prepping noodles
Renatta and Daniel cooking and chopping chicken
Caden at the dish washing station
Caden washing dishes
Shaili tossing noodles
Chef Shaili instructing Caden and Elise
Chef Shaili, Elise, and Caden prepping lettuce
Renatta and Caden prepping hot meal to go boxes
Chef Shaili, Melissa, and Elise prepping noodles
Nourish & Flourish Kitchen prepping veggies
Caden & Melissa at the dish pit
Elise, Melissa, and Caden prepping greens
Mia, Melissa, Elise, Daniel, and Chef Shaili packing hot meals
Daniel, Chef Shaili, Renatta, Melissa, and Elise prepping meals
Elise, Melissa, Caden, and Daniel prepping fish
Chef Shaili instructing Elise, Melissa, and Daniel on making a spice blend
Elise packing hot meals
Nourish & Flourish group photo beginning of program
Nourish & Flourish group photo end of program
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Spring 2025 Internship: Free Culinary Training For Adults Experiencing IDD – Apply Now!

 

Do you love food?

Love the idea of hands-on work alongside a professional chef?

Germaine's Culinary is recruiting for our 2025 Spring Internship. We offer FREE vocational training to people experiencing IDD ages 18 and over. The Spring Internship meets Wednesday and Thursday mornings in downtown Portland. Contact us NOW for more information and to apply.

 
 

Germaine’s Culinary Inc. empowers people experiencing IDD to achieve self-reliance through careers in the food service industry. Through the hot meals program, Germaine's will help relieve hunger for those in need.

 

This short video captures the pilot program in action. Many thanks to the Chiles Foundation for its support!

Momentum Builds for Germaine’s Culinary Thanks to our Generous Donors

We thank the many foundations and individual donors who share our vision of full-time, curriculum-based culinary training for people experiencing IDD. Our foundation supporters include:

 

Please join us as we take the final steps to launch Phase Two full-time training in 2025.

A message from Chef Shaili

 

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