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COOK-UP’s Meals and Memories Program for Seniors will encourage social participation and inclusion through cooking classes led by seniors, recipe sharing activities, storytelling around food histories and with a focus on culturally significant dishes and ingredients, and sharing meals together.
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Classes will be held twice per week for eight weeks.
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Learn how to share your recipes, stories, and culture.
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Gain skills to conduct meaningful, impactful cooking demonstrations and classes.
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Obtain your Food Handler certificate.
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The second cohort will begin in Summer 2025.
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Transportation support is available.
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The Meals and Memories Program for Seniors, hosted by COOK-UP, is funded by the Government of Canada's New Horizons for Seniors program.
Commitment to Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
COOK-UP is dedicated to equity and inclusion, and encourages participation of woman-identified and non-binary entrepreneurs from underserved and underrepresented communities - including Indigenous and two-spirit women, trans women, women with disabilities, racialized women and newcomer women, and all other woman-identified people experiencing systemic barriers to success.
Interested parties may complete the program application
FUNDING PARTNERS
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COOK-UP is supported by the Government of Canada’s Supporting Black Canadian Communities Initiative and the Tropicana Community Services.