This year, thanks to your help, we were able to fund the education of Food and Finance High School students and alumni such as Michael, who is spending a semester in Italy funded by FEF, about which he says “I have been able to work with certified master chefs and learn many different techniques, it has changed my perspective about being a chef.”

Because of supporters like you, Issoufou is learning how to run a business running our first-of-its-kind student-run cafe, at last officially putting the “Finance” in Food and Finance High School. Nyasia, through the FEF run senior internship program, is loving her internship at Bouchon Bakery.

Unemployment rates for minority youth in New York City are sky high, a recent Brookings Institute study found that the unemployment rate for New Yorkers under 25 was “twice the national average and remains above their pre-recession levels.” This is a real problem, not just for the future of the next generation, but for the economy as a whole.

Thank you for your thoughtful donation to the Food Education Fund. Your donation ensures not only a brighter future for students and alums like Michael, Issoufou, and Nyasia but strengthens the entire city of New York.

Because of you, we can do a better job of transforming the lives of our eager young culinarians. Truthfully, we could not do this without you. We, and those we serve, sincerely appreciate your generosity.

Sincerely,

Eliza Loehr

Executive Director

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