Join Our Team at A to Z!
Are you passionate about food, youth education, or community building? Apples to Zucchini offers meaningful ways to get involved, whether you’re looking to share your time, your cooking skills, or gain hands-on experience in a dynamic nonprofit kitchen. We’re a small team doing big work—and we’d love for you to be part of it!
Volunteer
Our classes cannot happen without our awesome volunteers! Support our classes and help make every session run smoothly—no cooking experience required. Volunteers assist with:
Guiding students and contributing to a fun, supportive atmosphere
Helping with setup, ingredients, and hands-on class tasks
Encouraging kids during mealtime and activities
Plus, you’ll get to enjoy some delicious meals alongside our students!
Commitment: One 90-minute weekly class
Culinary Educators
Do you have cooking experience and a love for food? Passion (and patience!) for working with kids? Join our team as a Culinary Educator! This position is paid, rate dependent on experience. We provide:
Recipes, lesson plans, and all ingredients
A classroom full of eager young chefs
A culinary assistant to help you out in class
Commitment: At least one session. Typically sessions last 8 weeks, one class per week, though you can teach multiple classes in a session.
Learn more about the job description, and click the form below to apply.
We also hire Culinary Assistants to help teach in the classroom.
Culinary Assistant Application—Santa Barbara
Culinary Assistant Application—Santa Ynez Valley (currently hiring)
Teen Culinary Internship
Our teen internship program is a meaningful way for high school students to gain real-world experience while earning volunteer hours. Interns support programs including after-school classes, birthday parties, community events, farmers’ market tabling, kitchen and garden work, and more.
Earn up to 120 volunteer hours (or 200 for the CA Community Service Excellence Award)
Receive Food Handlers certification and First Aid training
Build culinary, leadership, team, and communication skills
Get resume support and a letter of recommendation
Have the opportunity to transition into paid internships
Other Ways to Support
Make a donation of any size. Your gift goes directly to supporting our programs for low-income and at-risk youth.