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Second Helpings 

Program Contact: Anne King

1121 Southeastern Ave

Indianapolis, IN 46202

317-632-2664 x 139


Below are the certifications we offer to our job seekers

Certificates Offered

The Second Helpings Culinary Job Training program prepares unemployed and underemployed adults, 18 years or older, for careers in the foodservice industry. This helps eliminate hunger at its source. More than 900 adults have graduated from this program, and Second Helpings alumni are now working in Central Indiana as cooks, executive chefs, business owners and culinary instructors.

Who We Serve

Culinary skills including: 
  • Knife skills
  • Mise en Place 
  • Soups, Stocks and Sauces
  • Seasonings and Flavorings
  • Classic Cooking Techniques and Preparation 
  • Breakfast Cookery
  • Poultry, Beef, Pork Fish and Vegetarian Cooking 
  • Buffet Set-up and Cook-to-Order Skills 
  • Sous Chef Practice and instruction
900+
GRADUATES
7
WEEKS OF INSTRUCTION
3
IVY TECH CREDIT COURSES
For Job Seekers

Second Helpings

Program Contact: Anne King

1121 Southeastern Ave

Indianapolis, IN 46202

317-632-2664 x 139

Below are the certifications we offer to our job seekers

Certificates Offered

The Second Helpings Culinary Job Training program prepares unemployed and underemployed adults, 18 years or older, for careers in the foodservice industry. This helps eliminate hunger at its source. More than 900 adults have graduated from this program, and Second Helpings alumni are now working in Central Indiana as cooks, executive chefs, business owners and culinary instructors.

Who We Serve

900+
GRADUATES
7
WEEKS OF INSTRUCTION
3
IVY TECH CREDIT COURSES
Upcoming Hospitality Program Dates

Coming in 2021

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Since 1998, Second Helpings has accepted donated perishable and overstocked food to prepare nutritious meals for thousands of hungry children and adults every day, and distributed them free of charge through local social service agencies in Greater Indianapolis. 

Second Helpings also trains unemployed and. underemployed adults, 18 years or older, for meaningful careers in the culinary industry. We're a community kitchen. 

Program Website

What You Get 

Skills beyond the kitchen such as:
  • Food Safety Training 
  • Job Interview Skills and Job Readiness
  • Time Management 
  • Financial Literacy
  • Life Skills Coaching 
  • Teambuilding 
  • Support/Guidance from Staff
Food Handlers Certificate 
ServSafe
Certified Kitchen Cook
AHLEI 


Quality Program Certifications 
American Culinary Federation 

Since 1998, Second Helpings has accepted donated perishable and overstocked food to prepare nutritious meals for thousands of hungry children and adults every day, and distributed them free of charge through local social service agencies in Greater Indianapolis. 

Second Helpings also trains unemployed and. underemployed adults, 18 years or older, for meaningful careers in the culinary industry. We're a community kitchen. 

Program Website
Food Handlers Certificate 
ServSafe
Certified Kitchen 
Cook
AHLEI
Quality Program Certifications 
American Culinary Federation 

What You Get

Culinary skills including: 
  • Knife skills
  • Mise en Place 
  • Soups, Stocks and Sauces
  • Seasonings and Flavorings
  • Classic Cooking Techniques and Preparation 
  • Breakfast Cookery
  • Poultry, Beef, Pork Fish and Vegetarian Cooking 
  • Buffet Set-up and Cook-to-Order Skills 
  • Sous Chef Practice and instruction
Skills beyond the kitchen such as:
  • Food Safety Training 
  • Job Interview Skills and Job Readiness
  • Time Management 
  • Financial Literacy
  • Life Skills Coaching 
  • Teambuilding 
  • Support/Guidance from Staff
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