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Inter-Faith Food Shuttle's Nutrition Volunteer Orientation

Inter-Faith Food Shuttle's Nutrition Volunteer Orientation. Agenda. Inter-Faith Food Shuttle’s (IFFS) Mission The Problems: Hunger and Health IFFS Overview IFFS Nutrition Education Programs and Share Our Strength – Partnerships, Reach, and Impact Volunteering with Us.

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Inter-Faith Food Shuttle's Nutrition Volunteer Orientation

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  1. Inter-Faith Food Shuttle's Nutrition Volunteer Orientation

  2. Agenda Inter-Faith Food Shuttle’s (IFFS) Mission The Problems: Hunger and Health IFFS Overview IFFS Nutrition Education Programs and Share Our Strength – Partnerships, Reach, and Impact Volunteering with Us Cooking Matters Presentation

  3. Inter-Faith Food Shuttle (IFFS): Our Mission Cooking Matters Presentation

  4. IFFS Mission Inter-Faith Food Shuttle pioneers innovative, transformative solutions designed to end hunger in our community. We say “We Feed, We Teach, We Grow” … and we do that in lots of ways. Share Our Strength’s Cooking Matters

  5. Hunger and Obesity Cooking Matters Presentation

  6. Food Insecurity: National Rates Share Our Strength’s Cooking Matters

  7. Childhood Hunger in America 16 million American kids live in families who struggle to put food on the table. That’s 1 in 5 kids at risk of hunger.

  8. Food Insecurity: North Carolina Rates Share Our Strength’s Cooking Matters

  9. Childhood Hunger in Our Community 621,650 kids in North Carolina live in families who struggle to put food on the table. That’s 1in 4 kids at risk of hunger. *Feeding America. Mind the Meal Gap: Child Food Insecurity in 2012. Table 1: Child Food Insecurity in 2010 by State. http://feedingamerica.org/hunger-in-america/hunger-studies/map-the-meal-gap/~/media/Files/a-map-2010/2010-MMG-Child-Executive-Summary-FINAL.ashx USDA Economic Research Service. http://www.ers.usda.gov/data-products/county-level-data-sets/poverty.aspx

  10. Obesity: National Rates Share Our Strength’s Cooking Matters

  11. Hunger and Obesity:Possible Pathways Share Our Strength’s Cooking Matters

  12. IFFS Programs We Feed, We Teach, We Grow Cooking Matters Presentation

  13. Food Recovery and Distribution • In 2011, we recovered over 7 million pounds of nutritious, perishable food to feed the hungry. • Children’s Hunger Relief Programs • Backpack Buddies • After-school snacks • Summer feeding programs • Mobile Farmers Markets • Field Gleaning Share Our Strength’s Cooking Matters

  14. Farms, Gardens and Urban Agriculture • Raleigh Teaching Farm • Young Farmers Training Program • Community Gardens • Urban Agriculture Program Share Our Strength’s Cooking Matters

  15. Culinary Training and Catering • Culinary Job Training Program • Catering with a Cause • Food Stabilization Share Our Strength’s Cooking Matters

  16. Nutrition Programs • Cooking Matters • Shopping Matters • Food Matters Share Our Strength’s Cooking Matters

  17. Integrated Solutions Share Our Strength’s Cooking Matters

  18. IFFS Nutrition Education Programs Cooking Matters Presentation

  19. IFFS Nutrition Programs Share Our Strength’s Cooking Matters

  20. Share Our Strength

  21. Share Our Strength’s Roots “Ending poverty is complex, feeding a child is not.” Billy Shore

  22. Ensuring kids get consistent access to healthy foods through public food and nutrition programs. • Empowering parents and caregivers with education to get the most out of those programs – and all of their food resources – through Cooking Matters. Surrounding children with the healthy food they need, every day.

  23. National Sponsors Share Our Strength’s Cooking Matters

  24. Cooking Matters Overview

  25. Linking Access to Food with the Skills Needed to Make Healthy Meals Cooking Matters Presentation

  26. Cooking Matters: Collaborators Share Our Strength’s Cooking Matters

  27. Cooking Matters: National Reach http://cookingmatters.org/where-we-work/lead-partners/ Share Our Strength’s Cooking Matters

  28. Cooking Matters: Local Reach In 2012, the Inter-Faith Food Shuttle partnered with the following organizations in the community: • Alliance Medical Ministry • Apex United Methodist Church • Bull City Fit • Calvary Ministries of West End Community, Inc. • CNP • Communities in Schools • Community Workforce Solutions • Durham Housing Authority • Durham Nativity School • Durham Teen Center • EFNEP • Energize! Wake Med • Estes Hills Elementary School • Fellowship HR • Full Circles Foundation • Longview School • Morehead Avenue Baptist Church • Neighbor to Neighbor • NCSU • Parrish Manor • Raleigh Boys Club • Second Harvest Food Bank of NW NC • Sir Walter Apartments • UNC HPDP • Urban Ministries • Western Wake Crisis Ministry • YFTP Share Our Strength’s Cooking Matters

  29. Cooking Matters: Participants in NC Participation in Nutrition Assistance Programs 46% of participants receive at least one form of assistance 11% 15% Average Household Size: 2.66 Average Number of Children: 1.05 Adults with Children in the Home: 49% SNAP (Food Stamps) 28% Free/ Reduced-Price School Meals 12% WIC 1% Food Pantry or Commodities Participant Race/Ethnicity Head Start African American 76% Latino 20% Pacific Islander 1% Asian 2% Asian 3% Pacific Islander 2% NativeAmerican5% Native American 8% Other 8% White 21% *Respondents could select more than one response to each question, so percentages will not sum to 100%. 29

  30. Cooking Matters: Food Skills Education www.CookingMatters.org/ItsDinnertime

  31. Cooking Matters: The Ingredients

  32. Cooking Matters: The Ingredients Share Our Strength’s Cooking Matters

  33. The Ingredients Share Our Strength’s Cooking Matters

  34. The Ingredients: Cooking Matters Curricula EXTRA for Diabetes Adults* Teens Child Care Professionals EXTRA for Wellness EXTRA for Parents of Preschoolers* Kids, 3rd – 5th grade Families* * Available in both English and Spanish Share Our Strength’s Cooking Matters

  35. Educational Model and Gold Standards

  36. Hands-On Learning Allows participants to learn while they cook, shop and participate in nutrition education activities! Cooking Matters: Learner Centered Approach Share Our Strength’s Cooking Matters

  37. Hands-on Learning Allows participants to learn while they cook or participate in nutrition education activities! Team Teaching Creates an engaging learning experience for both the participants and the instructors. Cooking Matters: Learner Centered Approach Share Our Strength’s Cooking Matters

  38. Hands-on Learning Allows participants to learn while they cook or participate in nutrition education activities! Team Teaching Creates an engaging learning experience for both the participants and the instructors. Facilitated Dialogue Method of group teaching that involves active participation of both the learner and the educator. Meets the participants where they are and creates an environment to develop realistic solutions to shared challenges. Cooking Matters: Learner Centered Approach Share Our Strength’s Cooking Matters

  39. Gold Standards for Volunteers We prepare volunteers to meet these Gold Standards: • Interacting with Participants • Demonstrating Subject Expertise and Classroom Leadership • Delivering Course Content • Using Appropriate Delivery Methods

  40. Gold Standards for Volunteers Interacting with Participants • Build a welcoming environment • Demonstrate respect and cultural sensitivity • Manage inappropriate classroom behaviors

  41. Gold Standards for Volunteers Demonstrate Subject Expertise and Classroom Leadership • Knowledge of subject • Prepared and organized • Keep class on schedule

  42. Delivering Course Content • Present, practice, and encourage use of information and skills regarding: • Healthy Eating • Food Resource Management • Cooking and Meal Preparation • Food and Kitchen Safety • Discuss course materials with participants • Distribute appropriate materials to participants Gold Standards for Volunteers

  43. Using Appropriate Delivery Methods • Have participants cook and eat together • Ask participants open-ended questions to encourage discussion • “Team-teach”, or work collaboratively with your co-instructor to guide discussion • Build on content from the previous weeks Gold Standards for Volunteers

  44. Cooking Matters: Impact

  45. 37 Cooking Matters signature courses in 2011 424 participants and a 75% graduation rate! Cooking Matters: Local Impact Share Our Strength’s Cooking Matters

  46. Cooking Matters:Local Impact Share Our Strength’s Cooking Matters

  47. Shopping Matters

  48. Shopping Matters is an interactive, guided grocery store tour that teaches adults to make real changes to their food shopping habits by helping families learn how to make healthy food choices on a limited budget.

  49. Shopping Matters: Tour Objectives Share Our Strength’s Cooking Matters

  50. Shopping Matters: Curricula Shopping Matters for WIC Parents Shopping Matters for Adults Share Our Strength’s Cooking Matters

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