Bracken's Kitchen
Bracken's Kitchen

Bracken's Kitchen

$175,000
Goal
$182,457
Raised
250
Donors
100%
Funded
OUR STORY

The Future is Working is a collaborative effort of several Orange County non-profits that are dedicated to helping develop a stronger workforce. On April 2nd, Bracken’s Kitchen hopes to raise over $150,000! The Culinary Training Program at Bracken’s Kitchen is currently in its eighth session, training 16 students in culinary arts to prepare them for careers in hospitality. Our 22-week, 100% free program combines classroom learning with hands-on experience in a professional kitchen, as well as placement in an internship with a local restaurant.


Here's where you come in: Every donation – big or small – brings us one step closer to making a difference. Whether it’s:


$25, which helps us print the materials the students need for their classroom time

$50, which purchases their uniforms for the semester

$100, which helps us to purchase food for them to work with in the kitchen (which in turn is used in community meals)

Or $1,000, which purchases equipment and supplies for the training kitchen


Even if you’re not able to donate right now, sharing this message with your friends or family would be so appreciated. The more people we reach, the bigger difference we can make!

MATCHES & CHALLENGES
Anonymous
Anonymous
Completed Match
$75,000 Match Available (1:1 Ratio)
$75,000 MATCHED $0 REMAINING
FUNDRAISERS
CTP Class Two
$12,643
CTP Class One
$3,850
Kitchen One Team
$17,670
Admin & Airway Team
$3,547
Kitchen Two Team
$1,510
Warehouse & Packaging Team
$2,864
RECENT DONATIONS
Anonymous
$150
Krista Koch
$1,000
Viva & Terry Bailey
On behalf of The Caring Path Foundation
$8,000
Chris Pedersen
On behalf of America's Tire
$10,000
Lisa Arft
$100
Steve Dickler
$5,000
Anonymous
$20,000
Kenneth Small
$50
Ryan Renken
$50
Reece Kelly
$50
Mike Glick
$20,000
Gabriela Contreras
$25
Andre Tran
$20
Wendy Mendoza
$25
Jennifer Nguyen
$25
Anonymous
$20
Kimberly Zavala
On behalf of Wendy
$20
Anonymous
$5
Katrina Huynh
$25
Anonymous
$25
Anonymous
$5
Daniela Carmona
May the Lord bless you guys as you continue to make a difference in our community:)
$30
Mike Doutt
$250
Anonymous
$50
Jennifer Stage
$100
Cinnamon Stanlow
$50
Anonymous
$5
Jonathan Merino
$10
Bryan Merino
On behalf of Wendy Mendoza
$10
Benjamin Yang
Shoutout Brandon Balsells!
$20
Lindsay De Jesus
$10
Brandon Balsells
On behalf of Herbert Balsells - Given to Brandon
$20
Brandon Balsells
On behalf of Rumy Balsells - Given to Brandon
$20
Anonymous
My husband and I have been so blessed to be a small contributing part of what is happening here. From chopping, prepping trays, filling orders, packaging and making deliveries to picking up donations and bringing them to the warehouse. It is a total blessing to partner with this Team!
$100
Frank Anderson
$50
Daisy Lagunas
$50
Anonymous
$100
Anonymous
$1
Brooke Walsh
Thank you to everyone at Bracken’s for making dreams come true.
$25
Happi Calub
On behalf of Nikki and Jaison Calub
$50
Ava Parson
$20
Gerardo Fabian
$10
Cheryl Meronk
$100
Yaseen Khan
$25
Anonymous
$5
Brandon Dang
May God be with us all... happy to see next generation of CTP on the come up 💪
$10
Jesus C
$20
Anonymous
$50
Deb Wertin
$25
Joseph Gough
$25
Samuel La Scala
$25
Deb Wertin
$20
Anonymous
$25
Veronica Chavez
$20
Anthony Legia
On behalf of Cadmiel Lagunas
$1
Eddy Eddy Castro
$9
Eddy Eddy Castro
On behalf of my dog.
$1
Anthony Legia
$25
Anonymous
$20
David Baronoff
$100
David Wilson
$25
Casey Darnieder
$100
Eva Cook
$25
Daniel Granger
$25
Roger Scheel
$100
Anonymous
$25
Jerry Babcock
$25
Candy Viele
$100
Heather Yong
$50
Richard & Kathy Steinhaus
$100
Alfredo Aquino
$50
Matt & Megan Mc Ghee
$310
Jauhar Shuaib
On behalf of Kiana H.
$25
Bryan Stanlow
$50
Bryan Stanlow
Let’s go CTP team! LET’S GOOOO!!!
$50
Alex Shadowens
Cooking and working in kitchens absolutely changed my life for the better, thank you for making it more accessible for others!
$10
Judi Stanlow
$50
Judi Stanlow
$50
Leo Stefanos
On behalf of Bryan Stanlow
$100
Anonymous
$25
Derin Le
$20
Rachel Guerra
$100
Anonymous
$10
Amanda Maddix
$5
Anonymous
$50
Mike Doutt
I loving memory of my brother from his amazing mother, Troy Furuta. Chef / Son/ Father/ Husband.
$50
Anonymous
$25
Jon & Scotty Giberson
$500
Mike Doutt
In loving memory of my mother Cynthia Sue Reed Doutt
$50
Bukola Ogunmola
$25
Nico Van Velden
Bolas has asked for my support, and for such a noble cause how could I refuse :)
$10
Mike Doutt
$50
Anonymous
$25
Debbie Bannerman
$50
James Grove
$200
Anonymous
$50
Anonymous
$1,500
Travis Bannerman
$25
Caterina Hall
$100
Benjamin Warren
$100
Eileen & Steve Schonfeld
$100
Adam Hoover
On behalf of Reich Radcliffe & Hoover LLP
$250
Judy Henrich
Thank you for all that you do, what a wonderful program on so many levels!
$100
Phong Tran
$25
Guy Reza
$50
Anonymous
$5
Jerry Allen
$100
Rebecca Ciszek
Warehouse and Packaging, thank you for all of your efforts in this fundraising campaign, and every day for all you do to help feed your community and support emancipated youth in their culinary journey.
$100
E Arteaga
Good Luck
$50
Anonymous
$50
Melisa Aquino
$25
Hilda Jusuf
$100
Anonymous
$5
Mia Vasquez
$20
Kyle Mendoza
$25
Jeffrey Mac Rill
$50
Shannon Mac Rill
$50
Anonymous
$20
Natalee Bueno
$20
Henry Di Rocco
$100
John Hawkins
$100
Naheed Misfeldt
$250
Henry Di Rocco
$75
Anonymous
$50
Joe Philipson
$54
Vicky Hoang
$10
Daniel Barachkov
$100
Anonymous
$10
Jeffrey Haueisen
$100
Jeffrey Mac Rill
$50
Lalithra Fernando
$50
Florent Marneau
On behalf of Marche Moderne Restarant
$400
Amy Thompson
$50
Kathleen Schmidt
$25
Richard Bash
$1,000
Donna Mckeehan Marr
$100
Doreen Maddix
$100
Matt Williams
$10
Anonymous
$20
Danny Cuevas
$25
Alyvia Bennett
$40
Wendy Wieland
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$50
Anonymous
$20
Anonymous
$50
Alex Lee
$20
Gabriel Ibarra
$50
Danny Cuevas
That avangalene girl cooks good nd is pretty
$40
David Johansen
$25
James Martin
$250
Shelly Register
$100
Shelly Register
On behalf of A Market
$100
Anonymous
$25
Philicia Saunders & Jordan Wilson
$50
Jake Bracken
$100
Jody Graham
$50
Joel Dishno
On behalf of Curate
$250
Anonymous
$250
Beatriz Lourido
$50
Anonymous
$25
Mary Miller
Brackens Kitchen does so much to contribute to the community and those in need. We are pleased to support your efforts and pray that God will multiply these donations so you can make an even larger impact!
$250
Kathleen Mc Grath
On behalf of The Katie McGrath & JJ Abrams Family Foundation
$1,000
Anonymous
$100
Reza Mortazavi
$10
R.L. Schreiber, Inc.
On behalf of R.L. Schreiber, Inc.
$500
R.L. Schreiber, Inc.
On behalf of R.L. Schreiber, Inc.
$500
Carl Kirkconnell
$100
Bill Sanderson
$100
Eric Brewer
$100
Jeff Monheim
$25
Anonymous
$100
Ronne Thielen
$10,000
Anonymous
Thank you for the service you provide for the community.
$100
Christopher Balsells
$25
Laura Delgleize
$100
Missy V. Tran
$25
Anonymous
$100
Bill And Mary Murray
This gift to the culinary program is in memory of Michael J. Lang, a lifelong teacher of culinary skills at Fox Valley Technical Institute in Oshkosh Wisconsin.
$500
Barbara Nieto
$5,000
Anonymous
$25
Michael Owens
$100
Monique Brennan
$50
Karen Batani
$25
Lisa Ly
$25
Cesar Salgado
$100
Joann Leatherby
$250
Kris Kirk
On behalf of Thank you Dan The Pizza Man!
$200
Becky & Brett Trowbridge
$1,000
Faith Jordan
$100
Hilda Jusuf
On behalf of Affordable Housing Access
$15,000
Andrew Bowen
$10
Jessica Bowen
$10
Alex Sewell
$50
Anonymous
$25
George Sevelle
$50
Brandon Balsells
Let’s get the future working!!!
$20
Norberto Osorio
$20
Anonymous
$10
Anonymous
$25
Cathy Lindsey
$100
Anonymous
$10
Cris Guevara
Such a great cause. Thank you chefs.
$100
Ashley Blodgett
$25
Anonymous
$5
Kimberly Staffieri
$100
Jose Soto
$100
William Staffieri
On behalf of Beachpoint Church
$500
Nicole Nesbitt
$150
Amy Chittick
$50
Paul Motenko
$1,000
Yul Oblitas
$100
Ron And Kathy Hartmann
Keep up the great work!!
$250
Anonymous
$5
Anonymous
$50
Charlotte Kirkpatrick
$100
Lewis Pearmain
$100
Anonymous
$25
Anonymous
$50
Andrew Bliss
$50
Ulises Arciga
$25
Sal Sciortino
$50
Doug Schonfeld
Making this donation on behalf of my sister Jennifer
$100
Andrew Lee
$100
Doug Schonfeld
Pulling for the warehouse/packaging team!! You are all the best!!
$100
Joshua Tate
$50
Linda Compton
I love Bracken’s Kitchen ❤️
$100
Colleen Andrews
$100
Ernesto Medina
$10
Milly Medina
$10
Stephen Gillett
$100
Tim & Amy Doutt
Keep up the good work!
$100
Lauren Khuu
$1
Ben Nguyen
$1
Rhonda Rahn
$40
Anonymous
$50
Christabel Vann Nguyen
$50
Tom Zschach
$100
Larry & Theresa Rohrer
#66090 #Doniphanproud Just keep making the world a better place, one student at a time!
$200
Anonymous
$25
Anonymous
$1,000
Craig Johnson
Oh Bill, I love your Dad and his hard working ethics and quiet display of strength. He let you and wanted you to follow your dream and become the person he knew you already were only better. God has always had great plans for you and the gifts that you have that cooking/teaching can make a glorious difference. I still want to come to your school even if it just for a day! You have built so much for so many.!
$500
Karen And Terry Hammer
$250
Bill Bracken
$500
Jeannie Clark
$250
Richard Fisher
$5,000
Anonymous
$10
Anonymous
$10
Anonymous
$25
Havilah Darnieder
$50
Anonymous
$5
Chris Kelly
$20
Roderick Calub
On behalf of Downey, Smith & Fier
$1,000
Lina Antonio
$100
Albert Astudillo Lopez
On behalf of Thank you for everything you have done Bracken's Kitchen and your help to support for my culinary career A payback for my culinary arts pathway
$25
Anonymous
$25
Nancy Krueger
$25
Donna Mathiasen
$75
Karen Marsilio
$200
Andy Kirk
$50
Lauren Kelly
$5
Dirk Mathiasen
$50
Jim Johnson
$100
Kris Kirk
$50
Jack Mc Verry
$125
Heather Lyions
$2,500
Shawn Wehan
$5