Together We Bake (TWB) provides a comprehensive workforce training and personal development program to help underserved women gain self-confidence, transferable workforce skills, and hands-on experience, which will allow them to find sustainable employment and move toward self-sufficiency. The program is centered around a small baking business through which women participate in food production, food safety education, and business administration. It includes empowerment and life skills classes to help women develop self-confidence, healthy coping strategies, and a strong support network. Each woman graduates with a nationally recognized ServSafe certificate, resulting in preferential hiring and higher wages. Based in Alexandria, TWB serves women across the region.
TWB focuses on women facing significant barriers to employment, including experience with domestic violence, homelessness, justice system involvement, and disability. Women attend an eight-week training program at TWB and continue to receive support after graduating from volunteer job counselors and staff. More than 270 women have graduated from the program since its inception, and despite the barriers they face, 70% are employed.
2024 Partner Grant: $69,000
