Our Healthy Workplaces program provides training, advocacy, and resources to food and beverage workers and employers to build healthier, more sustainable workplaces.

Through training, advocacy and initiatives like our Healthcare Access Program—which connects eligible food and beverage workers with free health insurance coverage—we help improve worker well-being, strengthen businesses, and advance a more equitable hospitality industry.

Our Community Kitchen program pays local restaurants to prepare nutritious meals for food-insecure communities while guaranteeing a living wage for the workers preparing those meals. Since May 2020, the program has distributed more than two million meals, reinvested over $10 million into Austin's local economy, and helped support the survival and sustainability of local restaurants.

Our Culinary Workforce Training program offers a free 9-week learning opportunity for individuals facing employment barriers, equipping them with essential skills to succeed in the restaurant industry. Due to increasing demand, we have expanded to three annual training cohorts to address labor shortages within the sector.