Support the Campaign to Help Us Sustain Nutrition & Cooking Education in Schools.
Common Threads is a national nonprofit that provides hands-on cooking and nutrition education to children and families. Right now, these programs are at risk of disappearing in the communities that need them most. We’re turning to you, our community to help keep this work going. Whether you donate, start a fundraiser, or join our giveback campaign, your support will help ensure kids continue to learn, grow, and thrive.
OUR PROGRAMS
At Common Threads, we are providing children, educators, caregivers, and healthcare professionals with the resources, curriculum, and training needed to champion healthy cooking and nutrition education within their community. Learn about a few of our top programs available!
Small Bites
This in- or after-school program teaches PK-8th grade students about nutrition and healthy cooking through a series of eight lessons combining nutrition and knife-free cooking.
Cooking Skills & World Cuisine
This is a chef-led program that challenges students to explore the culture and cuisine of different countries in the kitchen, while using a wide variety of cooking equipment to ensure that they know how to safely and effectively follow, prepare and cook a full recipe.
Healthy Food Foundations
Through this course participants learn basic culinary skills, steps to create nutritious meals, relationships between food, health, and disease, and cultural competencies around nutrition.
TEACH PORTAL
T.E.A.C.H. (Teaching Everyone About Cooking & Health) is an online portal for educators and caregivers designed to equip them with the skill sets to become a nutrition and wellness ambassador for your children, students and community. Access webinars, trainings, and curriculum today!
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Cooking, Community, and Change: A Fellow’s Journey with Common Threads
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Common Threads and Anahata Foundation Join Forces to Build Generational Health and Advance “Food As Medicine” in LA and NYC
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From a Simple Idea to Transformative Impact: Common Threads Celebrates 20 Years
Reflecting on the past two decades as the CEO and Founder of Common Threads, I am overwhelmed with gratitude and a profound sense of accomplishment. What began as a simple idea, a belief in the transformative power of food education, has evolved into a thriving...
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