Meet Erika – Vetri Cooking Lab Program Coordinator

Say hello to Erika, our new Vetri Cooking Lab Coordinator and one of our newest staff members here at VCP! In this brand new role, she will be helping to grow and manage the Vetri Cooking Lab program, especially through site coordination...

Friends New & Old at Eat to Empower

On the beautiful evening of Saturday April 27th, Vetri Community Partnership held our 2nd Annual Eat to Empower Dinner Series and Food Festival. The Eat to Empower Dinner Series included a group of six invitation-only dinners that were held in...

Reaching New Audiences with Vetri Cooking Lab

Vetri Cooking Lab had a year of tremendous growth, expanding from 23 cooking lab sites each semester to 32 this year! This expansion also included the addition of brand new audiences. Of note is our new partnership with the Achieving...

Course Highlight: A Taste of African Heritage

In honor of Black History Month, we are highlighting one of the courses offered by our EAT360 program, A Taste of African Heritage! Through this course created by Oldways, adult community members learn to cook and celebrate the healthy and...

VCP Receives KidCents Regional Grant from The Rite Aid Foundation

The Rite Aid Foundation has awarded a $25,000 KidCents Regional Grant to Vetri Community Partnership for the My Daughter’s Kitchen program. The new KidCents Regional Grant Program, which provides grants of $15,000-$30,000, significantly expands the reach of KidCents by funding...

Meet Celia – Our New VCL Program Manager!

Vetri Community Partnership is excited to announce our new Vetri Cooking Lab Program Manager, Celia Mason! Celia first joined Vetri Community Partnership in October of 2017 as a Vetri Cooking Lab educator. She quickly fell in love with VCP’s mission...

VCP Newsletter – November 2018

Program Updates & EAT 360 Eatiquette360 is now EAT360 EAT360 will be focusing on providing Direct Nutrition Education Classes in the classroom, as well as Fresh Food Tastings in the lunchroom this school year. In addition to those two aspects of the program, our EAT360 team...

Volunteer Spotlight: Marion, Vetri Cooking Lab

Marion Immerman began volunteering with our Vetri Cooking Lab program at McCall Elementary School last year. We asked her a few questions about her experience and what she’s looking forward to this upcoming semester. Thank you Marion for your support...