[vc_row][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_single_image image=”4168″ img_size=”400×400″ onclick=”link_image” css=”.vc_custom_1535337387596{margin-left: 1px !important;padding-right: 5px !important;}”][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_single_image image=”4169″ img_size=”305×305″ onclick=”link_image”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1535679802579{padding-top: 20px !important;}”]CWTP participants, Parris and Christapher had an opportunity to share their food dreams with…
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Ashley Pays It Forward With Her Community Market Basket
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Meet Ashley Ashley enjoys fresh local produce weekly through the No More Empty Pots Community Market Basket Program. She found herself with an extra box last week because she had…
Continue readingCulinary Workforce Training Program Cohort 4 Takes Off!
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_media_grid grid_id=”vc_gid:1533056629341-355c722c-d984-5″ include=”4093,4098,4096,4097,4094,4099″][vc_empty_space][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Cohort four welcomes five new participants; Ray, Parris, Christapher, Stacy and Kim. For the next 15 weeks, they will participate in culinary skills training, engage in workforce development…
Continue readingNo Matter How You Slice It, Suzan’s Sweet Potato Pie Keeps Growing
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_media_grid grid_id=”vc_gid:1533059353533-aaf44557-fc5e-0″ include=”4101,4102,4103″][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text]Velma Mackey has made tremendous strides since starting her business, Suzan’s Sweet Potato Pie. When Velma first began her journey, she was selling her pies to friends and…
Continue readingTired Moccasins Adventure With Milkweed
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1529701027648{padding-bottom: 0px !important;}”][huge_it_slider id=”6 “] You may have never heard of them but in the heart of the city lies a special group of Elders who call themselves the…
Continue readingLamar & Kasandra Move On To Next Steps
Lamar and Kasandra may have completed the culinary portion of the Culinary Workforce Training Program but they aren’t finished yet. Both participants transitioned from the kitchen to the classroom as…
Continue readingNMEP Powers Youth Programming
[huge_it_gallery id=”8″] Summer is a busy time for No More Empty Pots as we embark on adventures with youth programming. From youth to teens, NMEP provides engaging and educational…
Continue readingLamar Shows Confidence and Poise For Restaurant Week
Over the last eight weeks, Lamar has been in the classroom and in the kitchen building a foundation of skills that will set him up for success as he moves…
Continue readingYou Rocked Omaha Gives! 2018
On Wednesday, May 23rd you made great things happen once again. For two years in a row, you have rallied together to power the Culinary Workforce Training Program. This…
Continue readingNorthwest High School Gets Sticky With the IoT
This May, Northwest High School’s Advanced Science class was introduced to CISCO’s Internet of Things (IoT) program through hands-on activities with technology and visits from local innovators. Learners…
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