#ICYMI: Last month, the National Restaurant Association hosted #TheTable2024 in Austin, Texas, where restaurant stakeholders from across the country came with an appetite for engaging topics and comprehensive insights from industry experts, thought leaders, and movers and shakers from across the food service industry. 🍽
National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation (NRAEF)
Non-profit Organizations
Washington, DC 22,084 followers
Fueling opportunity. Launching careers
About us
Fueling opportunity. Launching careers As the philanthropic foundation of the National Restaurant Association, the National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation’s mission of service to the public is dedicated to enhancing the industry’s training and education, career development and community engagement efforts. The NRAEF and its programs work to ATTRACT, EMPOWER and ADVANCE today’s and tomorrow’s restaurant and foodservice workforce. NRAEF programs include: ProStart® – a high-school career and technical education program; Restaurant Ready – partnering with community based organizations to provide “opportunity youth” with skills training and job opportunities; Military – helping military servicemen and women transition their skills to restaurant and foodservice careers; Scholarships – financial assistance for students pursuing restaurant, foodservice and hospitality degrees; and, the Hospitality Sector Registered Apprenticeship Project – a partnership with the American Hotel & Lodging Association providing a hospitality apprenticeship program for the industry. For more information on the NRAEF, visit ChooseRestaurants.org.
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https://www.chooserestaurants.org/
External link for National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation (NRAEF)
- Industry
- Non-profit Organizations
- Company size
- 51-200 employees
- Headquarters
- Washington, DC
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 1987
- Specialties
- Culinary arts and restaurant management training and certification, Restaurant, foodservice and hospitality apprenticeship, and Career paths in the restaurant and foodservice industry
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2055 L Street, NW
Washington, DC 20036, US
Employees at National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation (NRAEF)
Updates
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HAPPENING TOMORROW ⏰ Join our webinar to discover the impactful initiatives from the NRAEF and The Coca-Cola Company's Leader Lab, designed to empower your team. Hear success stories from leaders within the Restaurant Ready and apprenticeship programs and learn how to boost your workforce. Register now: https://bit.ly/46RjONf
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🗓 Mark your calendar and get registered for the next MFHA - The Multicultural Foodservice & Hospitality Alliance Checking In webinar series, Engaging Stakeholders and Defining DEI Success, happening September 17. ✅ Join us to discover impactful strategies for identifying & mobilizing key stakeholders to champion DEI initiatives and effectively leveraging resources. Register today: https://bit.ly/3yPbReP
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"Just as restaurants are places where people can make a difference and change lives, we know our association work is meaningful and makes a positive difference for our members.” —Michelle Korsmo, President & CEO of the National Restaurant Association and CEO of the NRAEF. Every day, we're committed to making our industry stronger and uplifting our people. We're thrilled to share that our HOPES program (Hospitality Opportunities for People (re)Entering Society) has been awarded the top honor by The Power of Associations! 🏆 Read more: https://bit.ly/3WObYiu
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Ready to boost your workforce and build a culture that attracts top talent? Join our upcoming webinar on August 29 and learn how national workforce development programs can help make you the employer of choice in your community! 🙌 Discover the impactful initiatives from the NRAEF and The Coca-Cola Company's Leader Lab, designed to empower your team. Don't miss out—register today: https://bit.ly/3YSRqbh
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Last month's #HospitalityPathways conference brought so many things: from engaging conversations, inspiring stories, and crucial education; it was so incredible to spend a few days in Washington, D.C. supporting our HOPES, Restaurant Ready, and Apprenticeship Programs.
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Somehow, it's already #BackToSchool season for ProStart Program students, and our educators are busy preparing their classrooms. We're looking forward to another year of mouthwatering dishes and building excitement for #NPSI 2025! 🔥 📸 Wando Culinary Arts
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The MFHA - The Multicultural Foodservice & Hospitality Alliance (MFHA) is proud to welcome Erika Cospy Carr, MBA as its next leader. 🤝 Erika will steer MFHA’s initiatives that equip restaurant and hospitality organizations to make diversity and inclusion core elements in their business models. With a background in helping non-profit and for-profit operations maximize growth and engagement through social change, Carr will guide MFHA’s vision as it champions cultural intelligence and inclusive growth across the restaurant and hospitality industry. Learn more about Erika Cospy Carr and MFHA here: https://bit.ly/4dJFvRi
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Congratulations to Chef Cristeta Comerford — The White House Executive Chef to five Presidents — on her retirement! Just last month, the ProStart Program NPSI 2024 winning culinary team from Caesar Rodney High School in Camden, DE met with the chef for a once-in-a-lifetime experience.
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Olympians achieve extraordinary feats — swipe ➡️ see our USA medalists’ impressive performances in more relatable food terms from the National Restaurant Association. 🙌 #OlympicGames #Paris2024
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