L.A. Kitchen’s pilot culinary arts and nutrition advocacy training program is preparing youth aging out of foster care, older adults exiting the prison system, and others struggling with barriers to employment for careers in the food service industry. The training program takes a whole-person approach to vocational training, incorporating culinary arts, life skills, nutrition education, community activism, and professional development. Students are referred to the training program by supportive partner organizations that work with L.A. Kitchen’s target populations.