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PROJECT F.E.A.S.T. 27 Chestnut Street, Hartford Project F.E.A.S.T. (Food, Education, and Service Training) is a new addition to the soup kitchen. This is a job-training program in the culinary arts, and a cooperative effort of the House of Bread and Foodshare. The F.E.A.S.T. Program provides unemployed men and women with the training and on-the-job experience necessary to gain employment in the food service industry. As part of the day-to-day process of preparing and feeding 10,000 meals in our kitchen each month, trainees have opportunity to familiarize themselves with all stations found in any commercial kitchen. In the kitchen, the Job Training Program focuses on three areas: practical culinary skills, food sanitation and working as a team. These skills ensure that graduates can secure employment and move up the experience ladder in any kitchen environment. Beyond culinary skills, the kitchen provides Life Skills Training, that focuses on changing the attitudes and behaviors that have been barriers to employment and success. Since October 1999, 51 graduates have participated in F.E.A.S.T. At present, 38 are currently employed the Sheraton, Tuscany Grill, The Hebrew Home, ADRC, House of Bread, Subway Shops and more. The average entry salary of a graduate from the Job Training Program is $8.50-$10.00 per hour. As an aside, the owner of the Red Onion Restaurant in Wethersfield just hired a new graduate and says that he is "Just awesome to work with- he’s dependable and a very hard-worker."