During this time we are (slowly) migrating our website to our new Foundation which should be completed by Autumn 2024. Please read on to see how we are growing from a small beginning into a larger foundation to continue our work guided by the same Mission and Vision statement.
Helping the vulnerable become valuable
WELCOME TO OUR PROJECT
WHO WE ARE: Our charity, "One Chef at a Time," is life-changing. We are working together with top hotels and restaurants to educate and train young, disenfranchised and at-risk people. Our team of chefs is dedicated to providing high-quality culinary training, as well as a bridge to excellent employment.
IF YOU WANT TO SEE A BETTER WORLD, PLEASE JOIN US
Changing lives
Our Beginning
Our small project has helped 40 at-risk young adults transform their lives through our training program. Many young people have had little or no formal education. Their futures are often hopeless. However, with One Chef at a Time, they can have an excellent future, with outstanding training that helps lead to a rewarding career allowing them to earn a stable income and support their families.
Our affiliated chefs will provide training courses in professional kitchens, teaching up-to-date methods and providing links, as well as the support to find employment. Our goal is to see our graduates work in the best restaurants and hotels all over the world!
Our chefs have so many reasons to be proud.
Get Involved
Here are 3 ways YOU can help a deserving young person:
1. "Like" us on Facebook: One Chef at a Time. Then, please share our page.
2. Subscribe to our Newsletter at the bottom of the home page,
3. And, most important, please donate! Hit the ‘ make a difference’ box below
Thank you so much.
If you have questions, please contact us.
“We know how to make a difference… so why wouldn’t we keep going?”
— Brian Pern, FOUNDER
Our Mission
Our mission is to provide a bridge for basic and advanced culinary training for marginalized people who have little or no hope in their current situation and provide them with a long term future and access to long term employment.
Our Vision
Our goal is to provide quality culinary training for many unskilled youths, over the next 10 years— bridging the gap that leads to sustainable employment and advancement in the hospitality industry, both in Thailand and beyond.
Our students come from unimaginable poverty and adverse conditions, through no fault of their own. Some have escaped abusive families, others have escaped war torn areas, some simply have no family to take care of them.