Hands-on cooking experiences that teach affordable, healthy meals while bringing neighbors together.
Our cooking classes were built around a simple question neighbors kept asking: what do I actually make with this?
Each six-week session covers knife skills, batch cooking, stretching proteins, cooking for health conditions like diabetes and hypertension, and making it all taste like something you want to eat again.
Participants cook, eat together, and go home with the recipes plus a bag of the ingredients to make the dish again that week.
What's included
- Free ingredient bag each week
- Recipes built for pantry staples
- Diabetes- and heart-friendly options
- Teen and adult sessions
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Child Care Careers Training Program
Our flagship workforce development program trains adults to become State certified Child Care Providers, with 144+ hours of instruction and ongoing support after graduation.
- Who:
- Adults pursuing a career in child care and early childhood education
- When:
- Offered in alternating semesters for English-speaking and Spanish-speaking students. Contact the JCC for exact dates and language of instruction each semester.
Feeding Our Neighbors
A monthly community meal where neighbors can gather for free hot food, fellowship, and connection. Everyone is welcome.
- Who:
- Individuals and families throughout Southeast Baltimore
- When:
- Beginning the third Saturday of November 2026 · Monthly · 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
No Plate Wasted
Helping reduce food waste by redistributing quality surplus meals to neighbors who need them.
- Who:
- Anyone in the community
- When:
- Beginning November 2026 · Following Feeding Our Neighbors each month
There's a place for you here this week.
Serve a meal, tutor a scholar, sponsor a program, or just walk through the door and say hello.