Thank you for your interest in Emma's Torch Culinary Training program! The program is a paid, 11-week training opportunity for students to learn culinary skills. Students are then helped to find a job that fits their culinary interests after graduation.
Emma's Torch is a competitive program. We have limited spots available for each cohort. We do not guarantee admission to the program after submitting your application.
Participants MUST be:
- Refugees, asylees, asylum seekers, or survivors of human trafficking who have arrived to the United States within the past five years
- Ready to have full-time availability for the duration of the program
- Over 18-years-old on their first day of the program
- Able to work in the United States, because we will pay you minimum wage
- Making less than $10,000 annually and/or facing significant barriers to employment in the US
- Willing and able to stand for 8 hours and lift boxes up to 50lbs (22kg)
- Able to communicate and follow instructions in English
- Passionate about food!
This application should take you 10-15 minutes to complete.