Empowering Lives, Disrupting Poverty, Cultivating Community
Nourish KC Community Kitchen
Our Community Kitchen prepares nutritious, balanced meals daily using rescued food from partners like, offering free hot meals to support food security and health. Through The Daily Pantry, we provide essential food items and resources to help families prepare meals at home. Our Food Redistribution Network redirects surplus food to community partners, ensuring that fresh, healthy food reaches those who need it most. Together, these programs address hunger, reduce waste, and promote sustainable, healthy eating throughout Kansas City.
Creating a Culinary Social Enterprise
The Prospect KC Catering
The Prospect KC operates a thriving catering service and wholesale bakery within the Nourish KC Community Kitchen, serving as a hub for job creation and social entrepreneurship. Through these ventures, we empower individuals by providing hands-on training, employment opportunities, and pathways to entrepreneurship.
Our catering and bakery operations support communities by creating stable jobs while generating revenue to sustain our mission of improving food access, offering nutrition education, and providing culinary job training. These enterprises not only address immediate needs but also equip individuals with valuable skills for long-term success, making a meaningful impact in breaking cycles of poverty and food insecurity.
As a social enterprise, The Prospect KC is committed to uplifting communities affected by food apartheid and building a more inclusive, resilient food economy in Kansas City.
Culinary Futures Training Program
Our Prospects receive progressive on-the job training, classroom instruction and wraparound social services. All phases of our instruction and support come together in a busy café environment where individuals can practice technical job skills leading to apprenticeships and employment while producing high-quality meals for those in the community who need access to healthier food options. The sustainably sourced coffeeshop and a fresh grocer section offering fresh produce and prepared meals accepts SNAP payments.
The Dining Experience
The Nook is conveniently located within the Downtown Kansas City Public Library, providing a unique space where visitors can enjoy specialty coffee, relax, and connect within a vibrant community setting. Positioned in one of Kansas City's cultural landmarks, The Nook offers library-goers, students, and professionals a welcoming atmosphere to work, study, or socialize.