Creating mobility and quality jobs in the restaurant industry: an initiative of of ROC UNIted

1. Creating mobility and quality jobs in the restaurant industry:an initiative of of ROC UNIted NCWE Conference, October 2012 Cathy Dang, MSW, ROC United Jonathan Deutsch, Ph.D. Kingsborough Community College President Jim Jacobs, Ph.D. Macomb Community College

2. ROC United • Mission • Improve job quality in the restaurant industry • History • Affiliates: NY, DC, Philly, Chicago, Detroit, Miami, New Orleans, Houston, LA, and Bay Area (TBA) • ROC STARS (13 cities) • ROC Supporting the Transformation of America’s Restaurants

3. Overview of Industry • 3rd largest industry • 13 million workers • Demographics • ROC Research and Data • Job Quality

4. ROC’s Sector Approach • Surrounding the Industry • High Road: CHOW Institute & career pathways, COLORS, Restaurant Industry Roundtable, ROC MD • Research & Policy • Minimum Wage, Paid Sick Days • Legal Support • Darden Campaign – www.dignityatdarden.org

5. Consumer Engagement: TransmediaProject • Consumer engagement to promote quality jobs • Behind the Kitchen Door – 2.13.2013 • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LZEUwvIHdSs • 2013 ROC National Diners’ Guide • www.rocunited.org/dinersguide • DannyGlover’sL’ouvertureFilms– Full-lengthfeature film

6. Creating Career Pathways • Professionalizing the Industry • CHOW Curriculum Employer Involvement • Partners: NCWE, COLORS, High Road Restaurants & Community colleges • CHOW college credit program • Technical Assistance to Employers

7. CHOW Institute • Professionalizing the Industry • English for Speakers of Other Language • Service Module (FOH 101) • 8 weeks including final • Beverage Module (FOH 201) • 8 weeks including final • Introduction to Culinary Arts (BOH 101)

8. College Partnerships • NY: Kingsborough Community College • Areas of collaboration with ROC-NY • Southeast Michigan: • Macomb Community College, Henry Ford Community College • Miami: Miami-Dade Community College • Areas of collaboration with ROC-Miami

9. College Partnerships: HFCC • 1. Students who satisfactorily complete the Restaurant Opportunity Center of Michigan's Food Safety & Sanitation Training Program are eligible to receive articulated credit for HOSP 105 - Applied Food Service Sanitation (2 credit hours). • 2. Students who satisfactorily complete the Restaurant Opportunity Center of Michigan's Food Safety & Dining Service & Bartending Training Program are eligible to receive articulated credit for HOSP 150 - Dining Room Service and Operations (3 credit hours). • 3. To receive articulated credit, the student must earn a grade of "C" or better at HFCC in all of the following courses : • MATH 104 or higher • HOSP 110 Introduction to the Hospitality Industry, and • HOSP 140 Advanced Food Preparation

10. College Partnerships: Miami-Dade College

11. Bruce Herman Memorial Fellowship • Background on Fund and Fellowship • Board of the Bruce Herman Memorial Fellowship • Selection of Fellows • Fellows: NY, Michigan, Chicago • Bertha’s Story • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MSrNwcCmAYo&feature=youtu.be

12. Future Plans • College partnership expansion • Los Angeles, Chicago, Washington, D.C., New Orleans • Share contacts and resources with Professor Deutsch

13. Contact Information • Cathy Dang, National High Road Coordinator, ROC United: cathy@rocunited.org • Jonathan Deutsch, Professor, Kingsborough Community College, jdeutsch@kingsborough.edu • Jim Jacobs, President, Macomb Community College, Jacobs@macomb.edu