The ARC Broward Culinary Institute provides a community that transforms lives by empowering men and women to achieve self-sufficiency through life skills, job training and employment in the food service industry.

The ARC Broward Culinary Institute strives to impact our community through every aspect of our operation. It is, first and foremost, a job training and placement program, and utilizes a cohesive effort to teach culinary, professional, and life skills to individuals seeking self-sufficiency and financial stability. Over the past several years, we have provided opportunities for people to transform their lives, while also serving meals to disadvantaged men, women, and children in settings throughout Broward County. The ARC Broward Culinary Institute was founded on the concept of providing dignified, nutritious meals to those in need, and indeed, these meals remain the foundation of our business. We provide nutritious meals to facilities and child care centers in the Broward County area 365 days a year. We also offer a competitively-priced catering service for a variety of occasions, including multi-course dinners, cocktail parties, receptions, and business lunches and meetings. Our full-service catering company provides excellent employment opportunities for graduates of the ARC Broward Culinary Arts Training Program.

CATERING

The ARC Broward Culinary Institute Catering Department provides competitively-priced service for a variety of occasions, including multi-course dinners, cocktail parties, receptions, and business lunches and meetings. The revenue generated through the ARC Broward Culinary Institute Catering department goes directly to support our job training and placement program, helping students transform their lives and build new futures.

In addition to providing critical funds for our program, our catering business also offers students the experience of preparing elegant, gourmet, and personalized cuisine for our customers.

For more information about how the ARC Broward Culinary Institute’s Catering can be part of your next event, call (954) 746-9400 or e mail: CulinaryInstitute@arcbroward.com

CONTRACT MEALS

The ARC Broward Culinary Institute was founded on the concept of providing dignified, nutritious meals to those in need, and indeed, these contract meals remain the foundation of our business. We provide nutritious meals to facilities and child care centers in the Broward County area 365 days a year.

In addition to being a touchstone of our history and mission, these meal programs serve as a valuable hands-on training opportunity for our students. Under the supervision of our skilled Chef Instructors, the ARC Broward Culinary Institute students learn and hone their new skills as they prepare both the childcare and facility meals. This working classroom offers our students a chance to gain proficiency and confidence in the kitchen, while also learning about nutritional guidelines (USDA and CACFP), safe food practices, and meal planning.

Childcare and institutional meals also provide the ARC Broward Culinary Institute with an important revenue source. As with all of our businesses, revenue generated through our contract meals goes directly back into the program to fund our job training and placement efforts.

Our childcare meals are an easy and less expensive alternative to in-house meals service. We offer you convenient delivery of the meals which are family-style service. Meals can be delivered either hot or cold (for on-site heating), depending on your program’s preference.

The ARC Broward Culinary Institute provides a variety of meals, including breakfast, snack and lunch (vegetarian and vegan meals are available).

	Why Choose ARC Broward Culinary Institute For Your Contract Meals?
	• Healthful, nutritious meals • Excellent variety and excellent vegetarian and vegan options • Convenient delivery • Easy and less expensive alternative to in-house meal service • Competitively priced • Superior customer service • Meets CACFP and USDA nutritional guidelines
	For more information please contact us at: (954)746-9400 or CulinaryInstitute@arcbroward.com

TRAINING

Culinary Arts Training Program

Similar to an apprenticeship approach, our training activities have an enterprise purpose and allow individuals to learn from real-life settings, build skills, confidence and self worth. Our model promotes the belief that both technical and emotional needs are better met because our training activities are part of something that is valuable and beneficial to our community. In order to create long-term success, our training program provides a supportive environment that offers a clear path to self-sufficiency and the tools needed to get there. It offers a hand up, not a hand out.

ARC Broward Culinary Institute's 16-week comprehensive training program works to build a strong foundation and support system for every student who passes through our doors. The program works with students individually, moving them towards successful employment within the community and enabling them to create a new life for themselves and their families. It is an intensive training program combining hands-on food-service training with classroom instruction, individual case management and job placement services. This program prepares people for jobs in the restaurant and hospitality industry and helps them to keep those jobs.

	Program Overview The ARC Broward Culinary Institute offers a highly structured environment in which students learn and practice professional work skills and attitudes that will serve them for a lifetime. We balance compassion and support with expectations for professional behavior that meet the demands of the workplace. There are four main ingredients to the program, known as ARC Broward Culinary Institute's “Recipe for Success:”
	Culinary Training at the ARC Broward Culinary Institute is taught through hands-on, real-world experience in our commercial kitchen. Students work and train alongside our own staff of chefs, producing a total of up to 200 meals a day. Click here for a SAMPLE CLASS SCHEDULE. In addition, all graduates complete the ServSafe Food Protection Manager’s Certification Course, the nationally recognized course from the National Restaurant Association’s Educational Foundation. Individual Case Management helps students with the complexities of day-to-day life. Employment Specialists work with students on an individual basis, adapting to each student's particular needs and advising students on a variety of issues, including how to organize and manage daily issues such as transportation, health care, and housing. Life Skills Training teaches students how to set goals, work as part of a team, and make positive choices for themselves. Training focuses on workplace essentials, such as conflict resolution, stress and anger management and personal presentation. The Employment Services staff teaches the importance of job-readiness skills such as punctuality, resume writing, computer literacy, interviewing techniques, positive work attitude, and teamwork. Job Placement and Retention Services means finding the right jobs for students and continuing to work with them after they've graduated to ensure that they retain their jobs and realize adequate wage progression. Graduates are assisted in an intense job search to obtain full-time employment at local restaurants, hotels, caterers and other hospitality businesses.
	Become a Student Learn a Skill – Start a Career – Better your Life … Become a ARC Broward Culinary Institute Student Today To APPLY: For additional information about the program or for information about program eligibility, call 954-746-9400.