Cameron Dunlop and Josh Lednar practise for the big night when they will serve food at the Cranbourne Community Kitchen.
By Sarah Schwager
CRANBOURNE’S Community Kitchen is set to make its way back into the lives of those in need in the area.
The next dinner has been scheduled for 14 March, and this time it is helping people on both sides of the dinner trays.
A new program helping people with special needs will see a group of eight young people serving food at the William Angliss Casey Cafe.
Hospitality Hotshots is a one-year program designed to provide pre-employment training to young adults with the aim of securing employment in hospitality on completion.
The group of eight is completing its nine-week hospitality course – a Certificate II in Kitchen Operations and coffee making.
The program was developed in partnership by Outlook, Narre Warren business Momentum Personnel and the Department of Human Services.
The community kitchen will also announce on the night its new major sponsor the National Australia Bank, which will cover some of the dinners throughout the year.
Casey Cafe owner Phil Sealey said it was great to have the help providing hundreds of meals to disadvantaged people.
“It will be good not to have to put our hands in our own pockets as much,” he said.
Mr Sealey said the organisers were still looking for other businesses to help out with funding.
The next community kitchen will be held on Wednesday, 14 March from 5.30pm to 8pm at the Casey Cafe, 65 Berwick-Cranbourne Road.
Meals are free and will include a barbecue of sausages and burgers, kebabs, salads and cold drinks.
For more information call 5996 2901.
