Create Common Good

Join us from 5-9pm at Snake River Winery in Boise on May 5th for wine margaritas, Steph's Seriousy Good Salsa tastings, and more! 

ABOUT US

CCG uses food to change lives and build healthy communities. Our experiential training and job placement program helps individuals with barriers to employment find and retain work within the food-service industry. We support refugees, individuals exiting domestic violence, individuals with past addictions or incarceration, and the chronically homeless. We aim to reduce unemployment and underemployment, increase job security, and foster a community of empowered, confident, self-sufficient individuals.

The CCG kitchen also provides much-needed access to healthy food options. We produce nutritious snacks for child-development locations, and food products for Treasure Valley businesses. 

GOAL FOR IDAHO GIVES 2016

We recently expanded the CCG facility: this new space provides a bigger classroom to train more individuals with barriers to employment than ever before.

We need YOU to help us tell our story and share our work with your friends and family. The more people who hear about us, the more we will be able to connect with individuals who share our passion for using food to change lives and build healthy communities. The more people we connect with, the more individuals we will reach, and set on a path to self-sustainability!

EXCITING UPDATES SINCE IDAHO GIVES 2015

Check out these 2015 fun facts—achieved thanks to community supporters putting love into action for those with barriers to employment:

• 114 people trained = 7,320 hours
• 50% increase in number of trainees trained in program
• 82 job placements with average hourly wage of $9.35
• 151,143 nutritious snacks provided to local children
• 1,217 volunteers = 6,535 donated hours
• 36 tons of onions chopped for local consumption

STORY OF INSPIRATION

A mother of three who was recently diagnosed with breast cancer, Jane* came to CCG in 2013 from the Women’s & Children’s Alliance. Her barriers to employment included lack of childcare, low self-esteem from an unhealthy domestic partnership, and limited English skills. During training, Jane* excelled in our foodservice program. At graduation, she said her favorite thing about CCG was “the safe feeling I had while I was there and the ability to start replacing bad memories with good ones.” Jane* now has a network of support and her children receive proper care while she is at work. Her confidence has grown as she developed a new skill set and Jane* is now employed in a commercial kitchen.                                           (*name changed for anonymity)