Propel Kitchens

10/08/2026

🍂 Health Thursday! 🍎🥕

Fall is full of delicious, nutrient packed foods that can help support your immune system. This season, eat seasonal and stay strong! 💚

10/02/2026

💚❤️ It’s Fundraiser Friday! ❤️💚

Good food can create brighter futures. Today, I’m asking you to support Propel Kitchens and the community health programs helping nourish people, empower communities, and create opportunities.

Every contribution, big or small, helps us continue this work. If you’re able, give today and help us make an impact!

👉🏾 Donate. Share. Support. 💚

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10/01/2026

🎀 Breast Cancer Awareness Month

From the women of Propel Kitchens to you:

Nourish your body. Know your body. Make time for your health and your screenings. Your health is worth prioritizing. 💗

09/07/2026

🇺🇸 Happy Labor Day from Propel Kitchens! 🇺🇸

Today we celebrate the hard work, dedication, and passion that keep our communities moving forward. ❤️💙💚

Take a moment to relax, recharge, and celebrate YOU!

Wishing you a safe, joyful & blessed Labor Day! 🎉

09/01/2026

🌎🍴 Heritage Recipe Tuesday! ❤️

Today, we’re celebrating the flavors, traditions, and stories that connect us to our roots. This week’s featured dish is Arroz con Pollo, a beloved classic from the Hispanic community, one pot, bold flavor, and plenty of love! 🍗🍚

At Propel Kitchens, we believe food is more than a meal, it’s a way to preserve culture, build community, and pass traditions from one generation to the next.

What heritage recipe brings you home?

08/27/2026

Big news Propel Kitchens to offer paid apprenticeship for hopeful chefs | STLPR https://share.google/3GLvWPhLMsAoml3Co! 🎉

We’re proud to launch a first-of-its-kind Production Cook Registered Apprenticeship in partnership with SLATE and approved by the U.S. Department of Labor.

This paid, yearlong program provides 2,000 hours of hands-on training and starts at $15.50/hour, growing to $17.50/hour. No culinary school required!

This is more than a job, it’s a real pathway to a culinary career in St. Louis. 👩🏾‍🍳👨🏾‍🍳

Read the full story from St. Louis Public Radio and learn more about this exciting opportunity!

Participants will have on-the-job training in the yearlong program, learning how to properly use fryers and grills, as well as prepare traditional sauces.

08/27/2026

📚🥗 Back-to-school meal prep made simple!
Plan ahead, keep it balanced, prep in batches, and get the kids involved. Healthy meals = better focus and a stronger future! 💚

08/17/2026

🚨BIG NEWS for Propel Kitchens and St. Louis! 🚨

We are proud to announce that Propel Kitchens, in partnership with the St. Louis Agency on Training and Employment (SLATE), has launched a U.S. Department of Labor Registered Apprenticeship Program for Production Cooks! 👩🏾‍🍳👨🏾‍🍳

This one-year program will provide approximately 2,000 hours of paid, on-the-job learning while giving apprentices the opportunity to build real-world culinary skills and earn a nationally recognized U.S. Department of Labor apprenticeship credential.

This is bigger than learning how to work in a kitchen. It’s about turning skills into credentials, jobs into careers, and opportunity into economic mobility.

As our President & CEO Kisha Lee said:

“For too long, talented people in our community have had the skills but not the credential, the drive but not the door. This program opens that door.”

We are incredibly proud of this milestone and our partnership with SLATE. Together, we’re building pathways, changing lives, and creating new opportunities for St. Louis.

08/14/2026

We are incredibly proud to celebrate Propel Kitchens Board Member Andrea Jackson-Jennings (“AJ”) on this well-deserved honor! 🎉

AJ’s decade of service as Director of the Department of Human Services (2011–2021) left a lasting impact on DHS and the St. Louis community. We are honored to have her continued leadership and wisdom as a member of the Propel Kitchens Board.

Congratulations, AJ, on receiving the DHS Honorable Service Award and on having December 1 recognized as Andrea Jackson-Jennings “AJ” Day within DHS. Your legacy of leadership, service, and heart continues to inspire. ❤️

We’re grateful to have you on our team!

08/14/2026

🔥 FUNDRAISING FRIDAY! 🔥

When we invest in young people, we invest in the future. 👩🏾‍🍳

Your donation to Propel Kitchens helps provide hands-on culinary training, quality resources, and real-world opportunities that empower the next generation of chefs and leaders.

Every dollar helps fuel a passion, build a skill, and create a brighter future. 🌱

Donate at propelkitchens.org