Grants

as a capacity building grant for Café Hope, an organization that provides full-service culinary training paired with life skills to youth in the New Orleans metro area.

for the CFaSST (Commercial Food Safety and Service Training) refugee training program, a partnership between KSHM and the ECDC/African Community Center in Denver, Colorado.

to support the development of hospitality career pathways for opportunity youth in New Orleans.

to undertake research, policy analysis, and technical assistance to strengthen and build awareness of career pathways in the hospitality industry for New Orleans.

to better understand the long-term skills development needs of vulnerable youth and the long-term labor needs of the hospitality industry in Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

to create a training program for youth who wish to enter into the hotel industry and to add capacity to the alumni development program. 

to coordinate the launch of the 100,000 Opportunities Demonstration Cities and to improve career pathways for foster and opportunity youth in Los Angeles and New Orleans.

to fund a strategic review of the school's current programming and develop a plan for the future direction of the Conrad N. Hilton College.

to fund programs in alumni development, marketing, and communications, and encourage matching donations. $1 million of the grant will be used to leverage over $2.5 million in matching donations.

to expand the Youth Development Program, which provides disconnected young people with a path to self-sufficiency through foodservice-based training, mental health, education, and work readiness programs in the New Orleans area.