Capuchin Soup Kitchen hosts Summer Dinner

Our friends at the Capuchin Soup Kitchen in Detroit Michigan are hosting a summer dinner on Tuesday, July 21 at 6:30 PM at the Capuchin Soup Kitchen located at 1264 Meldrum in Detroit Michigan. The dinner will be prepared by Executive Chef Alison Costello, and following the meal, Patrick Crouch will give a tour of the Earth Works Urban Gardens. The cost is $15.00 per person and proceeds will benefit the Capuchin Soup Kitchen and Slow Food Detroit. Please RSVP via email to valerie@slowfooddetroit.org. by Friday, July 11. The fee will be collected at the event.

Here’s the menu for this wonderful dinner:

• Gunthorp Farms Roast Loin of Pork with fresh cherry chutney

• Earthworks mixed greens, with hazelnut and cider vinaigrette

• Crushed potatoes with parsley and thyme

• Asian mustard greens

• Peach-phyllo strudel with goat cheese cream

There’s also a job opening at the Capuchin Soup Kitchen, but the application deadline is July 10, so if you’re interested, make sure you apply this week!  This is an organization that does wonderful work - here's a link to their "2008 Year in Review"  so you can read more about Earthworks Urban Farm and the Capuchin Soup Kitchen's impact on the local community.  

The Capuchin mission is based on service and nurturing of the human spirit. Employees of the Province of St. Joseph of the Capuchin Order will exemplify the values of this mission in the performance of their responsibilities. Employees are expected to demonstrate and support the Capuchin mission, vision and values throughout all professional responsibilities and activities by acting at all times towards clients, volunteers, vendors, benefactors and co-workers with hospitality, joyful service and compassion; and to partner with all for empowerment and justice. The Soup Kitchen ministry serves meals at our two soup kitchens, assists with groceries, clothing, and furniture items on an emergency basis at our warehouse services center and provides a men’s residential substance abuse recovery program.  

The Province of St. Joseph of the Capuchin Order is an equal opportunity employer. The Capuchin Soup Kitchen is a ministry within the Province. Neither the Province nor the Capuchin Soup Kitchen will discriminate against any otherwise qualified employee or applicant for employment with respect to hire, tenure, terms, conditions or privileges of employment because of race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, height, weight, marital status, disability or other legally protected status.

Position: Earthworks Education Coordinator
  (full-time 30-35 hours per week)

Location: Meldrum Kitchen

Position to start: August 8, 2009

Brief Description
The Earthworks Education Coordinator is responsible for ongoing development of the program curriculum, supply acquisition, program preparation and implementation and program assessment. Additionally the Coordinator will be working in the gardens and kitchen with the youth in the program and will supervise one assistant and the volunteers. The Coordinator will also work directly with the Earthworks Program Manager and Outreach Coordinator in joint program implementation. 
Skills needed
2 years post secondary education required 
Experience and/or advance education in nutrition or child education preferred
Cooking and gardening skills required
Demonstrated excellent communication and planning skills
Excellent driving record 
Valid Michigan Chauffer’s license (or willingness to obtain)

Requires operation office equipment: Fax, phone, copy machine, digital camera, Microsoft and excel computer programs.

Requires working in gardens in the weather variances of the State of Michigan (heat and rain in the spring & summer and cold in the winter), exposure to soil, organic soil & plant pest control materials

Job Grade: 13 Beginning Salary Range: $13 - $17 per hour  

If you would like additional information before applying, please contact Human Resources at 579-2100, ext. 221. To apply, please submit resumes to Human Resources at 1820 Mt. Elliott, Detroit, MI 48207 no later than July 10, 2009. The hiring process will include an interview and extensive background check for qualified candidates, and any individual hired must complete a pre-employment drug and alcohol test.