Episode 04
A Conversation with Tony Vinson, Recruitment and Intake Coordinator at DC Central Kitchen
Episode Summary
Welcome to the fourth episode of the One in Four podcast, which stands for, “One in Four adult Americans has a criminal record.” This is a show that seeks to Humanize, Educate, and Elevate conversations about the re-entry process of the formerly incarcerated. In this episode, we will bring you a conversation with Tony Vinson, Recruitment and Intake Coordinator for D.C. Central Kitchen, a local non-profit organization whose mission is to use food to as a tool to strengthen bodies, empower minds and build communities.
Episode Notes
In this episode, we will bring you a conversation with Tony Vinson, Recruitment and Intake Coordinator for D.C. Central Kitchen, a local non-profit organization whose mission is to use food to as a tool to strengthen bodies, empower minds and build communities.
This year, D.C. Central Kitchen celebrates 30 years of developing and managing community-led social ventures that seek to break the cycle of hunger and poverty. From preventing food waste to expanding access to healthy options in food deserts across the country, and training jobless adults for culinary careers, D.C. Central Kitchen has become a beacon of hope and a model for scaling up similar initiatives to empower individuals with practical skills and a positive mindset.
Its Culinary Job Training Program lasts 14 weeks and specifically targets unemployed, homeless, and formerly incarcerated men and women. Tony Vinson is the Recruitment and Intake Coordinator for the Culinary Job Training Program. As a graduate of the program and a formerly incarcerated person himself, Tony knows first-hand what the challenges of re-entry are and who is a potentially good candidate for rebuilding his or her life through the art of cooking.
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