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Five Tips for Growing a Garden that Fights Hunger
If you’re a gardener who’d like to help feed your neighbors, here are five vegetables that are easy to grow and keep growing!
Feb 5, 2020


Healthy Hydration
If you want to feel better, more energized, and be a better version of you in the New Year, set a new intention that focuses on healthy...
Jan 16, 2020


The Student Becomes the Teacher
Meet Terrell Anistead, graduate of Second Harvest's Providence Culinary Training, CC 37-2016, and rising star in Winston-Salem's food scene.
Jan 16, 2020


100 Graduations... and counting.
Second Harvest’s Providence Culinary Training graduations are uniquely wonderful events. At the request of Providence’s founder, Chef Jeff B
Nov 25, 2019


Through Giving, We Grow: Steven and Steve Jones
If you stop by Second Harvest Food Bank’s Providence Culinary Training, chances are you will see Steven Jones. Steven, 23, is handsome...
Oct 9, 2019


The Possibilities Are Endless for Providence Culinary Training Graduate Charles Jarvis
Charles Jarvis, a graduate of Providence Culinary Training, says there are a million ways to make a dish-- and a life.
Sep 30, 2019


Providence Culinary Training Graduate Ebony Spencer is Creating Her Own Sweet Success
“If I had known you were going to take my picture, I would have done my hair!” laughs Ebony Spencer as she walks through the Providence...
May 2, 2019


“I am the boss, but I am also you.” From Providence Student to Executive Chef, Vanessa Lanier
Vanessa learned about Providence Culinary Training (PCT) when she was searching for a plane ticket home. Originally from Barcelona, she had just left a controlling marriage, one where she couldn’t drive, couldn’t write a check.
Apr 8, 2019


Ben Dunlap brings tenacity and talent to the table: We provide opportunity.
Earlier this month, Ben Dunlap stood up to the microphone in front of a group of students about to graduate from Providence Culinary Training. “I’ve never made a speech before,” he humbly said. “My dad was… how do I say it? A street hustler,” he said. “He always did whatever he had to in order to provide for his family.” Ben said his father passed away recently, and now he wants to honor his father’s commitment to his family by supporting his own young family, but via a diffe
Dec 18, 2018


Finding Purpose: PCT Grad Michael Lewis Navigated Against the Odds to Fulfill a Dream
Michael Lewis admits his work ethic was not the strongest when he was a dishwasher. Dishwashing is, you can imagine, a very tedious job....
Dec 20, 2017


How Sweet It Is: Culinary Program Graduate Starts Cheesecake Business
We had a hunch about Daryl “DJ” Myers as he walked up to get his Providence Culinary Training diploma last December. We weren’t sure what it was, but we thought that he was about to make something good happen. Nine short months later, something good did happen: something very good, especially if you have a sweet tooth. DJ launched the already successful DJ’s Cheesecakes, making and selling his homemade cheesecakes in an incredible variety of flavors. It was clear to us that a
Oct 6, 2017
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