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UPWARD MOBILITY
KITCHENS

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Cavatelli pasta making

FEEDING PEOPLE

FUELING CHANGE

With sites across North America, Upward Mobility Kitchens creates custom food programs and

career pathways that serve the community

and build food security.

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137,656

Total tokens
used by community members in need

Token program

5,161,916

Total meals served to our surrounding communities

community

160,607

Kilograms of food recovered from landfills

Produce

OUR IMPACT

From daily meals to inclusive hiring, our work strengthens communities through food, dignity, and connection. We focus on real solutions that meet real

needs, creating lasting community impact for those

most often left behind.

COAST TO COAST

We’ve served over 5 million scratch-made meals and created hundreds of meaningful jobs for those facing barriers to employment. Operating 365 days a year, our kitchens provide nourishment, dignity, and real opportunity while transforming how communities

experience food, work, and care.

West coast
BC
East coast
NS

EST. 2012

Founded on the traditional and unceded lands of the Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh Nations,

also known as Vancouver. This is where the mission began: food with dignity, work with purpose.

EST. 2024

Opened on the unceded territory of the Mi’kmaq People, in what is now known as Halifax. Built to

meet urgent community needs with care, and

meals that nourish far beyond the plate.

OUR TEAM

Our team is the heartbeat of Upward Mobility Kitchens. Fueled by creativity and a relentless drive to make a difference, we show up every day committed to nourishing our communities and transforming lives.

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