Tuesday, April 30, 2024

RIDE: STUDENT FOOD TRUCKS INITIATIVE

Commissioner’s Memo to Friends of Education

ANGELICA INFANTE-GREEN

 

New Year, New Opportunities: Student Food Trucks!

 

Rhode Island students are riding into the new year with an exciting new opportunity. Recently, RIDE launched the 

$1.625 Million Menu for Success Student Food Truck Initiative

 

Through the grant program, 13 local education agencies will receive funding for a food truck and associated supports that promote entrepreneurship, culinary arts, automotive learning, graphic design, and more.

 

Made possible by the School Building Authority Capital Fund, the Menu for Success initiative will benefit communities at large by providing internship and job opportunities, concessions at games and work sites, presence at community events, fundraising and community service opportunities and more. 

 

Through industry exposure, Menu for Success aims to open doors for students of color and increase the number of students who graduate with a defined plan for continued success.  

 

To learn more about the schools involved and to follow their food truck journeys, visit the 

RIDE Menu for Success webpage

 

We can’t wait to see what they cook up!

 

In partnership,

Angélica Infante-Green