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- EIN 46-2408286
- (313) 687-4190
- 4444 Second Ave Detroit Food Acade Detroit MI 48201 USA
- www.detroitfoodacademy.com
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Nonprofit Overview
Causes: Education, Educational Services
Mission: Detroit Food Academy is a 501(c)(3) non-profit that works with local educators, chefs, and business owners to inspire young Detroiters through entrepreneurial experiences rooted in food-- experiences which open doors, create connections, and cultivate confidence. From cooking delicious healthy meals for friends and family, to facilitating complex conversations with community, to developing artisanal food projects from scratch to market, students learn by transforming their ideas into reality. By developing food-based solutions in and for their communities, students will achieve the goal of learning to identify problems, implement solutions, and grow as holistic leaders who are healthy, connected, and powerful to affect change within and beyond the local food system.
Results: Students graduate our program as entrepreneurial thinkers confident in their own power, conscious of the food system, familiar with business principles, connected to networks of mentorship and support, and prepared to succeed professionally, academically, and personally.
Target demographics: young Detroiters
Direct beneficiaries per year: over 300 young Detroiters
Geographic areas served: Detroit
Programs: that inspire young Detroiters to grow as leaders through the power of food entrepreneurship. Through our year-round programming, students can walk a pathway from elementary school through to age 24 exploring hands-on culinary arts, food systems, business basics, and leadership.