Bread Project
Bread Project
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About this organization
Mission
THE BREAD PROJECT (THE ORGANIZATION) IS A NONPROFIT WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION FOUNDED IN 2000. IT OFFERS A 4-WEEK, 130-HOUR BAKERY BOOTCAMP TO HELP PUT BAY AREA RESIDENTS WITH LOW-INCOMES AND BARRIERS TO EMPLOYMENT ON THE PATH TO SELF-SUFFICIENCY THROUGH TRAINING IN BAKING, JOB READINESS INSTRUCTION, AND JOB PLACEMENT ASSISTANCE.
About
BETWEEN JULY 1, 2018 AND JUNE 30, 2019, THE BREAD PROJECT ENROLLED 75 LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUALS AND GRADUATED 69 OVER A PERIOD OF EIGHT EXPANDED BAKERY BOOTCAMP SESSIONS. EACH BAKERY BOOTCAMP IS 4 WEEKS LONG AND 130 HOURS OF INSTRUCTION. WITH 69 GRADUATES @ 130 HOURS EACH, THAT'S A COMBINED 8,970 HOURS OF INDIVIDUALIZED INSTRUCTION. ALL PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS WERE LOW-INCOME, WITH 77% BEING UNEMPLOYED WHEN ENTERING THE PROGRAM AND RECEIVING SOME FORM OF PUBLIC BENEFITS. THE GRADUATES FACED MANY BARRIERS TO EMPLOYMENT: LACK OF PERMANENT HOUSING (68%), MINIMAL EDUCATION (64% HAVE HS/GED DIPLOMA ONLY), ENGLISH IS A SECOND LANGUAGE (25%), PRIOR INCARCERATION (24%), VARIOUS DISABILITIES (37%), AND IMMIGRANTS OR REFUGEES (20%). DEMOGRAPHICS: FEMALE (57%) OF WHOM 37% ARE HEADS OF HOUSEHOLD, AFRICAN/AFRICAN AMERICAN (44%), ASIAN/PACIFIC ISLANDER (11%), HISPANIC/LATINO (11%), MULTIRACIAL (11%), CAUCASIAN/WHITE (9%), OTHER/UNKNOWN (14%), 19% ARE 18 TO 24, 43% ARE 25 TO 45, FROM ALAMEDA COUNTY (87%), CONTRA COSTA COUNTY (11%), AND SOLANO COUNTRY (3%). BY HELPING VULNERABLE ADULTS GAIN ESSENTIAL SKILLS, JOB READINESS, AND EMPLOYMENT, OUR MEASURABLE OUTCOMES HAVE BEEN RATHER CONSISTENT OVER THE PAST 20 YEARS IN IMPROVING THE HEALTH OF THOSE WE HAVE SERVED AND THEIR EXTENDED FAMILIES. WE HAVE GRADUATED NEARLY 2,000 ADULTS WITH A 90% GRADUATION RATE, 88% EMPLOYMENT RATE, AND AN 80-85% JOB RETENTION RATE.
Interesting data from their 2020 990 filing
The filing reveals the mission of the non-profit as “The bread project helps low-income individuals with barriers to employment (i.e. individuals with a lack of a work history, gaps in employment, disabilities, limited english fluency, limited education, histories of substance abuse, and ex-offenders) work towards self-sufficiency through employment in the food industry and beyond.”.
When detailing its functions, they were listed as: “The bread project (the organization) is a nonprofit workforce development organization founded in 2000. it offers a 4-week, 130-hour bakery bootcamp to help put bay area residents with low-incomes and barriers to employment on the path to self-sufficiency through training in baking, job readiness instruction, and job placement assistance.”.
- According to the law, the state where the non-profit operates has been reported as CA.
- The filing specifies that the non-profit's address in 2020 was 1615 UNIVERSITY AVENUE, BERKELEY, CA, 94703.
- As of 2020, the non-profit's form shows they have a total of 13 employees.
- Is not a private foundation.
- Expenses are between $500,000 and $1,000,000+.
- Revenue is greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue less expenses is -$34,917.
- The organization has 6 independent voting members.
- The organization was formed in 2000.
- The organization pays $594,777 in salary, compensation, and benefits to its employees.
- The organization pays $327,772 in fundraising expenses.
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