
HSFP Pre-Apprenticeship
Scratch Cooking for the Future
A paid Pre-Apprenticeship program to explore a career in healthy school food
Chef Ann Foundation’s Healthy School Food Pathway (HSFP) program is a work-based learning experience that aims to prepare individuals for job opportunities in healthy, scratch-cook school food programs. Click here to sign up for Pre-Apprenticeship news & alerts.

HSFP Pre-Apprenticeship
Scratch Cooking for the Future
A paid Pre-Apprenticeship program to explore a career in healthy school food
Chef Ann Foundation’s Healthy School Food Pathway (HSFP) program is a work-based learning experience that aims to prepare individuals for job opportunities in healthy, scratch-cook school food programs. Click here to sign up for Pre-Apprenticeship news & alerts.
What
Are you interested in exploring a stable career path that has an impact on your community and is centered on healthy food for kids? Then look no further than school food and the Healthy School Food Pathway program. This program gives California community college students, school food operators and displaced workers an exciting opportunity to receive education and paid hands-on experience in operating healthy K-12 school meal programs!
The program lasts 7 weeks and includes:
4 School Food Institute courses: 20 hours (4 hours pre-read, 4 hours homework, 12 hours online learning)
2 virtual learning sessions: 3 hours (2 sessions, 1.5 hours each)
On-the-job learning: 84 hours (12 hours a week)
Pre-Apprentices will be paid $16/hr for on-the-job learning.* Additionally, college credits may be available.**
*Subject to change based on county minimum wage
**Please contact the Work Experience Coordinator at your local community college or email us with any questions.
Why
Careers in school meal programs offer mission-driven work that is during the day Monday thru Friday with additional benefits. By participating in this Pre-Apprenticeship program, students can build their professional knowledge and experience in creating and running successful scratch-cook meal programs in schools.
Why
Careers in school meal programs offer mission-driven work that is during the day Monday thru Friday with additional benefits. By participating in this Pre-Apprenticeship program, students can build their professional knowledge and experience in creating and running successful scratch-cook meal programs in schools.
We need to provide better training and support for school food professionals. Scratch cooking is extremely important to the health of our children, the right training can transform our school food system from highly processed to cooked from scratch and positively impact student wellness far into the future.

When
The application for the Fall 2023 Pre-Apprenticeship is now closed. Stay tuned for the Spring 2024 Application!

When
The application for the Fall 2023 Pre-Apprenticeship is now closed. Stay tuned for the Spring 2024 Application!
How
Subscribe here to receive program news & alerts. If you have any additional questions, please contact us.
Where
Current K-12 District Worksites
Albany Unified School District (Albany) | Chico Unified School District (Chico) | Live Oak School District (Santa Cruz) | Ojai Unified School District (Ojai) | Sweetwater Union High School District (Chula Vista) |
Alum Rock Union School District* (San Jose) | Cypress School District (Cypress) | Marysville Joint Unified School District (Marysville) | Oro Grande School District* (Oro Grande) | Tahoe Truckee Unified School District (Truckee) |
Bellevue Union School District* (Santa Rosa) | Elk Grove Unified School District* (Elk Grove) | Morongo Unified School District* (Twentynine Palms) | Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified School District (Palos Verdes Estates) | Templeton Unified School District* (Templeton) |
Berkeley Unified School District (Berkeley) | Fullerton School District* (Fullerton) | Mt. Diablo Unified School District (Concord) | Paso Robles Joint Unified School District (Paso Robles) | Turlock Unified School District (Turlock) |
Brentwood Union School District* (Brentwood) | Galt Joint Union High School District* (Galt) | Napa Valley Unified School District (Napa) | Rosemead School District* (Rosemead) | Twin Rivers Unified School District* (McClellan Park) |
Burbank Unified School District* (Burbank) | Healdsburg Unified School District (Healdsburg) | North Monterey County Unified School District (Castroville) | San Luis Coastal Unified School District (San Luis Obispo) | Upland Unified School District (Upland) |
Calistoga Joint USD (Calistoga) | Klamath-Trinity Joint Union School District* (Hoopa) | Oak Park Unified School District (Oak Park) | Santa Clara Unified School District (Santa Clara) | West Contra Costa Unified School District (Richmond) |
Carmel Unified School District* (Carmel) | Los Gatos Unified School District (Los Gatos) | Ocean View School District (Oxnard) | Santa Cruz City Schools (Santa Cruz) | Western Placer Unified School District (Lincoln) |
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Chef Ann Foundation will not discriminate against apprenticeship applicants or apprentices based on RACE, COLOR, RELIGION, NATIONAL ORIGIN, SEX (INCLUDING PREGNANCY AND GENDER IDENTITY), SEXUAL ORIENTATION, GENETIC INFORMATION, OR BECAUSE THEY ARE AN INDIVIDUAL WITH A DISABILITY OR A PERSON 40 YEARS OLD OR OLDER. Chef Ann Foundation will take affirmative action to provide equal opportunity in apprenticeship and will operate the apprenticeship program as required under Title 29 of the Code of Federal Regulations, part 30.
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