community.
respect.
love.
" C. Love Baking Academy offers women the skills needed to thrive in a professional pastry kitchen, empowering their confidence through new opportunities. "
Katherine Slevin
Founder
The C. Love Baking Academy is not simply a pastry school. We believe in the investment of the individual, and know that none of us can operate alone in this life.
CLBA offers immigrant women a space where they feel welcomed and loved, and are able to attain a practical skill that will serve them for a lifetime.
" To be honest, it’s not only given me skills but it gave me independence. "
Simane Ibrahim
Portland Class of 2021
" When I started I was at a beginner level. Each course I made new discovery, [and] today I can say I am at a much higher level / advanced and learned things I did not know before. "
Bertille Missamou
Portland Class of 2021
" I love baking, it's something inside me. It's like I'm home again. "
Beatriz Jose
Portland Class of 2021