18 Reasons

18 Reasons offers three food education programs. At our 18th Street Kitchen in San Francisco, we host paid cooking classes with chefs from around the world, and ticket sales help support our free programming for low-income families. Through our free Cooking Matters and Nourishing Pregnancy programs for low-income families, we offer grocery donations, cooking and nutrition classes, and peer support. Our vision is to create equity and belonging through the transformative and healing power of home cooking. Through our three programs, we serve a diverse range of Bay Area residents connected by a passion for good food and home cooking. We are a nonprofit, and rely on a mix of donations, grants, and 18th Street Kitchen ticket sales and Private Parties to keep our programs running.