The Cookbook Project ( CBP ) is an international 501 ( c )( 3 ) non-profit organization based in the USA that uses food culture and cooking to teach youth about the connection between nutrition , community health , and sustainable consumption .
CBP partners with youth organizations and hosts education workshops and coordinates Local Leader trainings to achieve our mission of reversing the global trend of chronic disease . In our first few years of operation we have lead over a dozen youth education workshops in 14 different countries including the USA and trained over 300 Local Leaders to implement our experimental curriculum in their own communities . By the end of this year CBP will have served over 4,000 at risk youth .
A Unique Model
The Cookbook Project directly empowers youth to learn about food culture and cooking through a unique experimental education model that puts participants at the center of the educational experience . Each participant creates a food culture recipe at the onset of the program . These recipes then become the catalyst for exploring nutrition , community health , cooking and sustainability . CBP integrates active educational initiatives to engage youth in exploring these concepts experientially . Each project culminates in a Food Culture Celebration where youth work in groups and prepare a healthy celebratory meal to share with their community .
Training the Future
The Local Leaders Program , On-site and Online Currently , The Cookbook Project disseminates our unique model through The Local Leaders Program , which is offered online and on-site .
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