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North Country Hunger Project

North Country Hunger Project. Mason Vogt Garrett Gagne Ally Sandford. What We Do Overall. Collect data about charities Organize and confirm data Make data easily accessible . Responsibilities. Think of creative ways to distribute information Calendar Flier B log

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North Country Hunger Project

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  1. North Country Hunger Project Mason Vogt Garrett Gagne Ally Sandford

  2. What We Do Overall • Collect data about charities • Organize and confirm data • Make data easily accessible

  3. Responsibilities • Think of creative ways to distribute information • Calendar • Flier • Blog • Brainstorm where to place this information • Church • Community areas • Call all agencies to confirm information • Enter information in calendar/flier • Distribute information • Plan for future of NCHP • Work with student organizations to address hunger-related issues in North Country

  4. Calls • Agency Name • Affiliation • Street Address (2nd) (sometimes directions) • Town • Zip Code • Area Code • Phone Number (search for if not available) • Fax • Contact First and Last Name • Contact Title • Hours • Services Provided • Restrictions on Service • Staff vs Volunteers • Number of Staff • Number of Volunteers • Able to Volunteer? • When • Call first • What Does a Volunteer Do • Are Donations Accepted • Food • Cash • Clothing • Household • Other • How Many Clients • Male or Female • Special Assistance • Other Comments

  5. Calls

  6. Calender

  7. People We Work With • General Community • Food Insecure • Low Income • Volunteers • Church Affiliates

  8. Learned: • Large number of generous people helping • Information about charitable agencies was not well organized • Huge impoverished population in the North Country

  9. Balanced Schedule • Organization • Planning • Stay ahead

  10. Field Research- Corn Subsidies • Relative to CBL • Food insecurity leads to less choice in food • Subsidized corn-filled food is cheaper and usually more unhealthy • Relative to Cason Reading • Cost of living forces people to buy cheaper food • Quote “Living below the poverty line puts tremendous strains on a household-budget, adversely affecting the ability to purchase a nutritionally adequate diet (Clancy and Bowering 1992”

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