At West Forsyth High School, a group of exceptional teens with differing abilities is rewriting what’s possible—with the help of Second...

At 62, Daniel Barkley never expected to find himself back in a professional kitchen. More than twenty-five years had passed since he served as a Navy cook, where he fed sailors with precision and care. Even longer had it been since his days working in restaurants. But after leaving the military, life led him in different directions—working as a carpenter and handyman, enduring periods of hardship, and, ultimately, facing homelessness.

Vanessa Lanier—Now, she can add another significant achievement to that list: becoming an American citizen.

“I couldn’t imagine getting clean. I always knew I deserved better, but I had no self-esteem. I was afraid of the unknown.” Courtney...

Careful chopping and cheerful chatter fill the classroom kitchen at Second Harvest Food Bank as participants in GRACE learn knife safety...

Dressed in her crisp white monogrammed chef’s jacket Bishop, 29, is busy in her role as Culinary Lead at Providence Catering , where she...

Providence students come form all walk of life. Some who enroll want to learn new skills and make new connections after a job loss. Some...

Chef Cherisha (Cookie) Williams fills her days with food. She caters formal dinners for couples, hosts events for small groups, teaches...

The pandemic and a pineapple upside-down cake pushed Quinta Ellis, an educator, to pursue her dream of opening a restaurant, even though...

Make the healthy choice the easy choice at food pantries—that’s a key goal for Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest NC's Nutrition...

Fratellis – a popular, local steakhouse, is home to a number of Providence graduates, and on one thing they all agree: A key ingredient...

From humble beginnings in the early 1980s, Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest NC (originally known as the Food Bank of Northwest NC),...

Meals that matter Brian DePaulis stared at Wake Correctional Center’s walls in Raleigh and Dianah Bethel eyed another garage door to be...

"Food for 15,000? No problem!" ​ That’s what students from Providence Culinary Training will be saying after they have successfully...

These are the words Providence Culinary Training (PCT) graduate Shereen Gomaa lives by and what guides the work of the non-profit she...

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Chef Vanessa Lanier of Second Harvest’s Providence shares her experiences as a chef and on the frontlines at HEARD Collaborative Café,...

Meet Terrell Anistead, graduate of Second Harvest's Providence Culinary Training, CC 37-2016, and rising star in Winston-Salem's food scene.

If you stop by Second Harvest Food Bank’s Providence Culinary Training, chances are you will see Steven Jones. Steven, 23, is handsome...