Kind Cooking is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization whose mission is to fight food insecurity in North Texas. We provide classes on healthy cooking and cooking on a SNAP budget, and groceries, cooking supplies, and emergency food bags to participants.
Chef Christopher George, Founder and President
Chris has always been passionate about cooking. Learning to cook in his grandmother's kitchen, he worked various roles in the food industry, from cooking, to bartending, to waiting tables, and eventually catering for friends and businesses in the Dallas Farmers Market. Chris volunteered with the North Texas Food Bank, serving as a Chef Instructor with the Cooking Matters program for 14 years. During this time, he received the Tom Black Volunteer of the Year Award, and was inducted into the Cooking Matters Hall of Fame. Food insecurity is an issue close to Chris's heart, with him having grown up experiencing food insecurity himself. In 2026, he started Kind Cooking, with the mission to bring healthy cooking and budgeting skills, and other help with food insecurity, to more people in the North Dallas community.
Kind Cooking runs programs that connect food, people, and purpose. Here's how we put kindness into action.
Our hands-on cooking workshops teach practical kitchen skills to individuals and families, with a focus on healthy, affordable, nourishing meals. We provide groceries and cooking supplies to participants in our classes. We partner with other North Dallas nonprofits to serve their communities. Contact us if you would like to discuss an opportunity.
We help provide additional food to those who need it most, partnering with food banks and nonprofits across our community, with a focus on emergency food bags and holiday meals. Contact us if you are a nonprofit interested in receiving food. If you are a community member looking to help, please check out how to get involved.
There are many ways to support Kind Cooking. Every contribution — big or small — makes a real difference.
Your donation goes directly to funding community meals, cooking supplies, and food access programs. Even a small gift helps serve the community.
Join our team in the kitchen, at events, or behind the scenes. All volunteers welcome, and we could especially use those with a background in cooking or nutrition.
Sign Up to VolunteerEmergency bags are back! It's summer, which always raises additional food insecurity issues, especially for families with children. You can sign up here to contribute food to the emergency food bag project from now until July 1, or to volunteer to put bags together on July 10.
Have a question, an idea, or just want to say hello? We'd love to hear from you.
Email cgeorge@kindcooking.org
Facebook facebook.com/kindcooking
