The Kids Cook Community Initiative is a culinary arts program that has been created to facilitate the educational development of at-risk youths. Young people that: are struggling in school, have behavior problems, or live in local shelters are the objective groups. K2CI’s goal is to greatly expand the capacity of young people, ages eight to eighteen, to learn. Through practical cooking skills and techniques, the program will teach youths to identify and utilize various competencies including: respect, confidence, goal achievement, organization, communication, and social interaction.