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- EIN 45-3059509
- info@18reasons.org
- (415) 994-2164
- 3674 18th St San Francisco CA 94110 USA
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Nonprofit Overview
Causes: Food, Food Programs, Nutrition
Mission: Our mission is to empower our community with the confidence and creativity needed to buy, cook, and eat good food every day.
Results: In 2020, we held 414 virtual Cooking Matters classes and connected to 44 host partner organizations, reaching 2,432 participating families, and distributing 84,740 pounds of healthy grocery donations; we made 58 culinary and nutrition education videos, and coordinated 503 hours of volunteer support.
Target demographics: Low-income families (adults and children) in the Bay Area
Direct beneficiaries per year: 2,432 families and 44 host partner organizations; with 84,740 pounds of healthy grocery donations
Geographic areas served: 18 Reasons is a nonprofit community cooking school on a mission to empower our community with the confidence and creativity needed to buy, cook, and eat good food every day.
Programs: 18 Reasons offers three food education programs. At our 18th Street Kitchen in San Francisco, we host paid cooking classes with chefs from around the world, and ticket sales help support our free programming for low-income families. Through our free Cooking Matters and Nourishing Pregnancy programs for low-income families, we offer grocery donations, cooking and nutrition classes, and peer support. Our vision is to create equity and belonging through the transformative and healing power of home cooking. Through our three programs, we serve a diverse range of Bay Area residents connected by a passion for good food and home cooking. We are a nonprofit, and rely on a mix of donations, grants, and 18th Street Kitchen ticket sales and Private Parties to keep our programs running.