Social Impact

Allie’s Place Center for Culinary Education & Employment is a free employment training center designed to prepare adult students for employment in a variety of food industry settings, including commercial and institutional kitchens, restaurants, cafes, and cafeterias.

The Center enrolls students who are experiencing homelessness as well as residents from the surrounding community.

Pilot Light’s mission is to support students as they learn and advocate for informed choices by bridging the lessons they learn in their classrooms to the foods on their lunch trays, at home, and in their communities.

“We are incredibly honored and deeply grateful to Together Hospitality for selecting Pilot Light as their social impact partner. Our team enjoyed being a part of their thoughtfully cultivated community of hospitality professionals. Beyond the new connections we made, we benefitted from the exchange of insights and experiences among members. Further, the opportunity to raise awareness of our mission of food education was truly instrumental toward expanding our reach and impact in the greater Chicago community and beyond.”

– Alex DeSorbo-Quinn, Executive Director, Pilot Light

Green City Market focuses on securing the future of food by deepening support for sustainable farmers, educating our community, and expanding access to locally-grown food.

Our Inaugural Social Impact Partner shared the impact of partnering with TH Chicago:

“The opportunity to connect with the hospitality industry and to share the importance of local food sourcing, sustainable farmers, food access and food education while also learning about the industry’s challenges and successes has had a tremendous impact on Green City Market’s nonprofit work. The collaborative connections, intentional discussions, and insightful innovations that are shared among members are an incredible resource for the Chicago hospitality community.”

– Mandy Moody, Executive Director, Green City Market, Inaugural Social Impact Partner