Let Us Cook: Easy Meals, Kitchen Skills & Giving Back

Build your cooking skills while tackling food insecurity in the community! For adults ages 18-24. Meet local experts, explore sustainability, and create meal kits to keep and share with neighbors. This is a FREE event but you must register to reserve your spot:https://events.tscpl.org/events?term=let+us+cook&r=range&start=2026-08-01&end=2026-12-31
Ready to level up your kitchen skills and make an impact in your community? Let Us Cook is a unique, four-session civic engagement program designed specifically for adults ages 18–24. Meeting on select Sundays throughout August and September, this program bridges the gap between personal culinary independence and community advocacy.
Cooking healthy meals shouldn’t require a commercial kitchen. In this hands-on workshop, you’ll master the basics of nutritious, budget-friendly, no-oven cooking. But we aren’t just looking at what’s on our own plates, we’re looking at the bigger picture. Together, we will dive into our local food ecosystem, learning about food insecurity, sustainability, and the vital food resources available right here in our community.
Throughout the program, you’ll learn alongside featured guests including food justice advocates and sustainability experts. You’ll also put your new knowledge into action through a hands-on service project: building curated food kits packed with pantry staples and essential cooking tools. Every participant will get to create kits to take home for themselves, as well as kits to give away to local individuals and families in need.
Come learn, create, and give back. Get out of our way and Let Us Cook!
Funding for Let Us Cook is provided through our library’s participation in the Urban Libraries Council’s Civic Makers Lab for Adults.
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