As an organization committed to public health and justice, it is our duty to stand in solidarity with our Black employees, partners, teachers, students, parents and community members. We ask everyone involved in our organization, both internally and externally, to...
Author: Paul Carbo
CEO Transition Update
Dear Friends of Vetri Community Partnership: First, I hope that you, your family and loved ones are safe and coping as well as possible during these very turbulent times. After five exciting years, the time has come for me to...
#VCPeople — Tara Mataraza Desmond, Chef Educator
Say hello to Tara, a Chef Educator here at VCP who not only teaches in both Vetri Cooking Lab and Culinary Medicine, but also helps with recipe development! To help you get to know her more, we sat down with...
#VCPeople — Taylor Sterling, EAT360 Coordinator
Meet Taylor, one of our EAT360 Program Coordinators! As an EAT360 Coordinator, Taylor provides nutrition education and hands-on cooking experiences for both K-8 students and their caregivers in our partner schools. This year, worked with Solis-Cohen and Ziegler Elementary Schools. To help you get...
Food for Thought Volunteer Ambassador Program launches
We recently hosted the first session of our new volunteer ambassador program called Food For Thought! This meeting provided current volunteers with in-depth insight into our programs, then concluded with the group preparing a potential new program recipe – veggie...
VCP is Going Virtual!
Dear Friends, This Saturday night marks what would have been our 3rd Annual Eat to Empower Food Festival and Dinner Series. Eat to Empower is always a special night for us as we are able to bring together hundreds of...
THANK YOU VOLUNTEERS!
During this National Volunteer Appreciation Week, we offer a heartfelt THANK YOU to the 150+ volunteers that have donated thousands of hours of time to Vetri Community Partnership over the last year. The passion and joy that you bring to...
IMPORTANT: All VCP Programs Postponed Until Further Notice
To our Vetri Community Partnership family: The situation concerning COVID-19 continues to evolve rapidly and as such I have an update for you from the communication you just received from me this morning. As of approximately 3pm today, the School...
Open Letter Regarding COVID-19
To all Vetri Community Partnership Stakeholders, Donors and Partners: I wanted to update you on Vetri Community Partnership’s (VCP) preparation and plan regarding the COVID-19 situation. As you are all well aware, the Coronavirus is presenting the world and our...
A Behind the Scenes Look at What It Takes to Launch Vetri Cooking Lab
Twice a year, we announce that it’s time to launch another semester of Vetri Cooking Lab. We post pictures of our educator training and wish them and their students well as they embark on their 10-week culinary and nutrition education...