C-Cap

Co-chaired by chef, author, TV personality, and restaurateur Marcus Samuelsson and real estate executive Mark Weiss, Careers through Culinary Arts Program (C-CAP) is a workforce development nonprofit that provides under-served teens a pathway to success. Annually, C-CAP provides culinary, job and life skills to over 15,000 middle-and-high school st... udents in six cities/regions across the United States. This 31-year-old nonprofit founded by Richard Grausman strives to help further food and social justice, as well as equity and inclusion by providing tools for success. Starting in middle schools, the company provides culinary-and-wellness curriculum, and in high schools also provide an integrated approach to employment in the food sector via internships/apprenticeships and work opportunities, industry mentoring, college and career advising, and scholarships, along with product and food donations. The success of the company's alumni is proof of the company's methodology and the work the company has done. To date the company has worked with 350,000 students and awarded $62 million in scholarships for higher education. C-CAP has transformed thousands of lives in a meaningful way. The urgency to help these diverse communities has never been more critical.Read More