The Breakfast Project

The Breakfast Project is a non-profit culinary arts program serving the students of Harvey Milk Civil Rights Academy, a public elementary school in the heart of San Francisco’s Castro District. We integrate hands-on cooking classes into the fabric of school life, connecting students more deeply to their own bodies, each other, and their local communities.

Our work is rooted in three main values:

• Children are capable and competent. They gain important life skills when working with real tools and real ingredients.
• Children deserve not only to be fed, but to be nourished. We exercise our right to eat joyfully and healthfully.
• Food is community. Breaking bread with our neighbors strengthens bonds within our school and becomes a force for good in the wider world.