Youth Kitchen SD College-Rollando Library Workshop Series

Team Lead: Wushuang Liu, Yingshan Mu
Team Member: Zoe Ying, Kelervia Fang, Ryan He

Project Abstract:
Youth Kitchen San Diego is a student run nonprofit focused on nutrition education for kids in our community. Our College Rolando Library Workshop Series holds free Saturday cooking sessions in partnership with San Diego public libraries. Each session pairs a short nutrition presentation with a hands-on cooking activity, with kids making dishes like pasta salad, onigiri, and sushi bowls themselves. Many of these kids rely on school meal programs during the year but don't have guaranteed food access on weekends, so we built the workshops around a free lunch paired with nutrition knowledge they can actually apply at home. The $250 ACA grant helps us cover ingredients, serving supplies, and hygiene materials. Our goal is for kids to leave each session with more than a full stomach, gaining a new skill, some confidence in the kitchen, and lasting habits.