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BCA is looking for a social media savvy intern to become part of the BCA team! Requird skills: Team player Excellent verbal and communication skills Creative writing voice Facebook Twitter Pinterest WordPress Blogging To apply to this position email: alex@bcaglobal.org The BCA is a nationwide non-profit, educational and networking organization of hospitality and food service professionals. Incorporated as a 501(c)(3) in 1998, our mission is to create exposure and provide educational and professional opportunities for culinary and hospitality professionals of color. We accomplish this objective by providing quality educational and employment resources, job coaching, mentoring and assistance with placement, and networking support. Additionally, the BCA exposes inner-city high school students to the culinary arts through a series of workshops that serve to introduce culinary arts as a viable career option.
Date Posted: May 16, 2022
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Virtual Opportunity
BCAGlobal (www.Bcaglobal.org) is currently seeking individuals to serve as a candidate for Board Advisor to support the rapid growth of the organization. We realize the first step is to have engaged individuals that believe in the importance of diversity despite their own cultural background. We are seeking persons knowledgeable about "branding and fundraising" and play a role-providing guidance for the National development of the organization. BCAGlobal (formally Black Culinarian Alliance), a non-profit empowering people of color across diverse cultures through education, training and mentoring in the culinary and hospitality industry. This industry is vast and yet barriers to achieve and advance remain for aspiring food professionals of color. For nearly a quarter century, BCA Global has been a critical resource for overcoming these barriers and increasing individual opportunities while furthering diversity within the industry. BCA Global was established in 1993 by three graduates of the Culinary Institute of America as an alumni chapter, which grew to become an influential and effective non-profit resource for the industry. Now, the mission and approach of BCA Global has expanded to embrace the entire spectrum of people of color and ethnicities who are inspired and compelled to explore gastronomy across cultures especially with our newest program. Mindfulness for the Beloved Community (loveisfood.org) defines the BCA approach, a new paradigm within which eating is an expression of identity and a path to self-actualization that has the power to reconnect family, community, culture, faith and well-being though food. This paradigm provides a foundation and framework for BCA to bring together aspiring culinary professionals, food system and nutritional experts, and communities to collaborate on transformational projects, such as urban agriculture and community gardens. As a longtime change agent within the industry, I have personally experienced both the critical role of education and mentoring to improve careers, as well as the power of working within a mindfulness framework. I am convinced that BCA Global has the vision, drive and commitment to make a significant contribution to the lives of individuals and furtherance of a beloved community. It is my sincere wish that you will choose to join our mission, leverage your talents and expertise, and serve as a partner to fellow board members during this exciting phase in BCA’s growth. Together in unity, we will impact the future of diversity within the food space and communities of color. Sincerely, Alex Askew, President, BCA Global alex@bcaglobal.org Chef1aca@aol.com BCAGlobal.org O-212-643-6570 C- 631-513-0336
Date Posted: May 16, 2022
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Virtual Opportunity
We are looking for individuals who have grant-writing or fundraising skills to plan and implement the BCA's fundraising efforts. Here is a bit of information about the BCA from our website: In today's changing and challenging environment education will be a minimum requirement to attain career success and advancement in any industry. The same holds true for the culinary and hospitality industry, the largest industry in America today. As the foodservice industry continues to develop, it will depend upon the services of a highly trained workforce. BCA plays an important role in preparing students and professionals of color (Asian-American, Native America, Hispanic, and Black) with the specialized skills needed for this field which translates to social-economic empowerment for themselves and their families. As a key resource to the industry supporting a diverse pool of qualified young people, the BCA creates the opportunity to advance the growth of diversity from a grassroots and foundational level and serves an important niche. That is why BCA strives to increase programs through support so we may continue to provide educational information and industry exposure which will help individuals become valuable employees crucial to the continued growth of the culinary and hospitality industry today and the future. The BCA methodology of bridging foodservice and diversity excellence will also be the strategic platform and vehicle to introduce the importance of food sustainability, waste reduction, and health issues presently not being addressed in urban foodservice and communities. All funding scope will focused on the Mindful Eating for the Beloved Community framework. Mindful Eating for the Beloved Community Overview January 15, 2018, marked the release of Mindful Eating for the Beloved Community (MEBC), a collection of essays from social-justice leaders working in health equity and the culinary arts. It was also the launch of a nationwide initiative (Loveisfood.org), to address the health crisis in communities across America with a focus on poor nutrition at its root cause. Mindful Eating for the Beloved Community introduces communities of color to a new paradigm and provides new frameworks of approaching public health in marginalized populations that lack access to food-health education. Background "The Beloved Community" is a term that was first coined in the early days of the 20th Century by the philosopher-theologian Josiah Royce, who founded the Fellowship of Reconciliation. However, it was Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., also a member of the Fellowship of Reconciliation, who popularized the term and invested it with a deeper meaning that has captured the imagination of people of goodwill all over the world. Dr. King’s Beloved Community is a global vision, in which the health of all people from all spectrums are necessary for a productive and well community. Economic and social justices are the twin pillars supporting the Beloved Community. These twin pillars are also necessary for a healthy society. Mindful Eating for the Beloved Community is a new approach to disrupting the current lack of awareness, cultivate a healthy focus on food and create the platform for systems change in food and social justice in community. This is an approach to health equity as an expression of dignity, self-respect and self-actualization. The goal is to remind people that our own health investment is a way to care for ourselves, increase our productivity and show we care about everyone around us and the people we love and respect. We are working to re-connect food to family, community, culture and faith. Problem Statement There is a health crisis in communities across America and poor nutrition is a root cause. Diabetes, hypertension, heart disease, and cancer occur at significantly higher rates among people of color. Consequently, life expectancy for communities of color is 4 to 5 years less. More distressingly, infant mortality is 8% higher. According to the CDC thirteen percent of African Americans of all ages report that they are in fair or poor health. Adult obesity rates for African Americans are higher than those for whites in nearly every state of the nation. 37 percent of men and nearly 50 percent of women are obese. African Americans have higher rates of diabetes, hypertension, and heart disease than other groups. Leading causes of death among this group are heart disease, cancer, and stroke. There are 13.24 infant deaths per 1,000 live births in Hispanic populations. Ten percent of Hispanics of all ages report they are in fair or poor health. A total of 37.9 percent of Latinos age 20 and over were obese in 2013. Obesity rates were higher in women (43 percent) than men (34.3 percent). Fourteen percent of Hispanics have been diagnosed with diabetes compared with 8 percent of whites. They have higher rates of end-stage renal disease caused by diabetes. Native Americans are also dramatically impacted by lack of access to nutritious food. The occurrence of diabetes is 2.3 times higher among Native Americans.Mindful Eating for the Beloved Community Overview January 15, 2018, marked the release of Mindful Eating for the Beloved Community (MEBC), a collection of essays from social-justice leaders working in health equity and the culinary arts. It was also the launch of a nationwide initiative (Loveisfood.org), to address the health crisis in communities across America with a focus on poor nutrition at its root cause. Mindful Eating for the Beloved Community introduces communities of color to a new paradigm and provides new frameworks of approaching public health in marginalized populations that lack access to food-health education. Background "The Beloved Community" is a term that was first coined in the early days of the 20th Century by the philosopher-theologian Josiah Royce, who founded the Fellowship of Reconciliation. However, it was Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., also a member of the Fellowship of Reconciliation, who popularized the term and invested it with a deeper meaning that has captured the imagination of people of goodwill all over the world. Dr. King’s Beloved Community is a global vision, in which the health of all people from all spectrums are necessary for a productive and well community. Economic and social justices are the twin pillars supporting the Beloved Community. These twin pillars are also necessary for a healthy society. Mindful Eating for the Beloved Community is a new approach to disrupting the current lack of awareness, cultivate a healthy focus on food and create the platform for systems change in food and social justice in community. This is an approach to health equity as an expression of dignity, self-respect and self-actualization. The goal is to remind people that our own health investment is a way to care for ourselves, increase our productivity and show we care about everyone around us and the people we love and respect. We are working to re-connect food to family, community, culture and faith. Problem Statement There is a health crisis in communities across America and poor nutrition is a root cause. Diabetes, hypertension, heart disease, and cancer occur at significantly higher rates among people of color. Consequently, life expectancy for communities of color is 4 to 5 years less. More distressingly, infant mortality is 8% higher. According to the CDC thirteen percent of African Americans of all ages report that they are in fair or poor health. Adult obesity rates for African Americans are higher than those for whites in nearly every state of the nation. 37 percent of men and nearly 50 percent of women are obese. African Americans have higher rates of diabetes, hypertension, and heart disease than other groups. Leading causes of death among this group are heart disease, cancer, and stroke. There are 13.24 infant deaths per 1,000 live births in Hispanic populations. Ten percent of Hispanics of all ages report they are in fair or poor health. A total of 37.9 percent of Latinos age 20 and over were obese in 2013. Obesity rates were higher in women (43 percent) than men (34.3 percent). Fourteen percent of Hispanics have been diagnosed with diabetes compared with 8 percent of whites. They have higher rates of end-stage renal disease caused by diabetes. Native Americans are also dramatically impacted by lack of access to nutritious food. The occurrence of diabetes is 2.3 times higher among Native Americans. Please check out our website, www.bcaglobal.org for more information on our organization. If interested, please respond to this e-mail with a cover letter as the e-mail body and a resume attached as a Word document if possible. Please include possible dates for a phone interview. We will be in contact within 1 weeks to. Thank you in advance for your interest in working with the BCA
Date Posted: May 16, 2022
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Flexible Schedule
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New York, NY 10016
We are is need of a Part Time Program Coordinator and admin coordinator (approx 5 hours per week)with some Administrative working with small staff. In today's changing and challenging environment food, race and social justice will be a cornerstone of rebuilding our community to a more vibrant one. As the culinary and food system space continues to recover, people of color will depend on nutritional education and programs that should have engagement from well trained chefs of color and professionals who not only understand food culture but Mindful Eating for the Beloved Community (loveisfood.org) BCA has always played a role for over 25 years in the conversations needed for equity and inclusion in the food industry and the community which translates to social-economic empowerment for individuals and communities. As a key resource to the food industry the BCA creates the opportunity to advance the growth of diversity from a grassroots and foundational level and serves an important niche. That is why BCA strives to increase capacity through support so we may continue to provide programming and advocacy crucial to the continued growth of a more just and equitable food system. The BCA methodology of bridging foodservice and diversity excellence will also be the strategic platform and vehicle to introduce the importance of food sustainability, waste reduction, and health issues presently not being addressed is critical especially in the post Covid new normal. Please check out our website, bcaglobal.org for more information on our organization and loveisfood.org for info on Mindful Eating for the Beloved Community. - Experience and/or understanding with program coordination, training and webinars -Some experience with website maintenance preferred but not required Experienced with general website research -Familiar with social media (Facebook, Linked In, Twitter, Social Oomph, etc.) Traits: -Exceptional organizational skills, responsible, able to work well in capacities of team building, pays attention to detail. If interested, please respond to this e-mail with a cover letter as the e-mail body and a resume attached as a Word document if possible. Please include the date that you would be able to start. We will be in contact within 2 weeks to begin setting up phone interviews. Thank you in advance for your interest in working with the BCA.
Date Posted: May 16, 2022
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Flexible Schedule
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New York, NY 10016
BCAGlobal (www.Bcaglobal.org) is currently seeking a individual to work along side the President as a Part Time (approx 10 hours per week)to support the rapid growth of the organization. We are seeking persons knowledgeable about "branding and fundraising" and play a role-providing guidance for the National development of the organization. BCAGlobal (formally Black Culinarian Alliance), a non-profit empowering people of color across diverse cultures through education, training and mentoring in the culinary and hospitality industry. This industry is vast and yet barriers to achieve and advance remain for aspiring food professionals of color. For nearly a quarter century, BCA Global has been a critical resource for overcoming these barriers and increasing individual opportunities while furthering diversity within the industry. BCA Global was established in 1993 by three graduates of the Culinary Institute of America as an alumni chapter, which grew to become an influential and effective non-profit resource for the industry. Now, the mission and approach of BCA Global has expanded to embrace the entire spectrum of people of color and ethnicities who are inspired and compelled to explore gastronomy across cultures especially with our newest program. Mindfulness for the Beloved Community (loveisfood.org) defines the BCA approach, a new paradigm within which eating is an expression of identity and a path to self-actualization that has the power to reconnect family, community, culture, faith and well-being though food. This paradigm provides a foundation and framework for BCA to bring together aspiring culinary professionals, food system and nutritional experts, and communities to collaborate on transformational projects, such as urban agriculture and community gardens. As a longtime change agent within the industry, I have personally experienced both the critical role of education and mentoring to improve careers, as well as the power of working within a mindfulness framework. I am convinced that BCA Global has the vision, drive and commitment to make a significant contribution to the lives of individuals and furtherance of a beloved community. It is my sincere wish that you will choose to join our mission, leverage your talents and expertise, and serve as a partner to fellow board members during this exciting phase in BCA’s growth. Together in unity, we will impact the future of diversity within the food space and communities of color. Sincerely, Alex Askew, President, BCA Global alex@bcaglobal.org Chef1aca@aol.com BCAGlobal.org O-212-643-6570 C- 631-513-0336
Date Posted: May 16, 2022
