OUR IMPACT
Where We Are
Common Threads has children and families all over the country enjoying nutritious cooking. Hover below to see statistics for each market from the programs inception!
MIAMI
97,863 People Served
690,912 Snacks & Meals Served
PENNSYLVANIA
Pittsburgh
22,688 People Served
202,340 Snacks & Meals Served
Erie
5,703 People Served
31,706 Snacks & Meals Served
CHICAGO
177,475 People Served
1.2M Snacks & Meals Served
TEXAS
Dallas/Fort Worth
11,512 People Served
59,678 Snacks & Meals Served
Austin
25,285 People Served
126,507 Snacks & Meals Served
El Paso
19,171 People Served
94,332 Snacks & Meals Served
NEW YORK CITY
108,225 People Served
705,128 Snacks & Meals Served
LOS ANGELES
176,944 People Served
988,800 Snacks & Meals Served
Students reached since inception
Adults reached since inception
Number of Snacks and Meals since inception
Miami, Florida
- 6,244 people reached
- Read about Ricky Dixon at Miami Central Senior High School, Common Threads alumni and now volunteer! ->
https://www.commonthreadsnews.org/post/meet-ricky-dixion
Chicago, Illinois
- 5,660 people reached
- Read about Patrick Kenny and his effort to raise funds for Common Threads using his Lemonade Stand ->
https://www.commonthreadsnews.org/post/patrick-kenny-s-lemonade-stand-for-charity
New York
- 4,790 people reached
- Read about a letter shared with Common Threads from Dewdney Liburd after he participated in Family Cooking Class in New York ->
https://www.commonthreadsnews.org/post/single-father-shares-his-appreciation-for-common-threads
Washington DC
- 522 people reached
- “Common Threads is about so much more than just cooking. It’s rewarding to see chefs-in-training have fun while they learn about nutrition, food safety, and the cuisines and food cultures of other countries. Plus, the chef’s toques we get to wear are really cool!” – Joe Blount, (Alexandria, VA)
Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- 556 people reached
- quote/blog link (optional)
Erie, Pennsylvania
- 387 people reached
- quote/blog link (optional)
Texas
Dallas/Fort Worth
- 2,272 people reached
- quote/blog link (optional)
San Antonio
- 6,262 people reached
- quote/blog link (optional)
Houston
- 6646 people reached
- quote/blog link (optional)
El Paso
- 5896 people reached
- “Small Bites is an easy to use resource that helps open up the nutritional unit into any physical education or health curriculum. During COVID-19, Common Threads’ virtual curriculum has been helpful because it has been so easy to integrate, and the lessons are simple and interesting.” – Lonny Nava, Physical Education Teacher (El Paso, TX)
Austin
- 2974 people reached
- “Thank you from the bottom of my heart and from all of our families for making such a difference in Del Valle ISD! We are so proud to have such an awesome program in the district and thankful that your teams put in so much time and effort to make the open house at Popham Elementary School a success. It was an investment in our community which we cannot thank you enough for.” – Lauren Ivey Muniz (Austin, TX)
Los Angeles, California
- 2,772 people reached
- quote/blog link (optional)
