Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest North Carolina Nutrition Volunteer Orientation

1. Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest North CarolinaNutrition Volunteer Orientation

2. Agenda Second Harvest Food Bank’s Mission The Problems: Hunger and Health SHFB Overview SHFB Nutrition Education Programs and Share Our Strength – Partnerships, Reach, and Impact Volunteering with Us Cooking Matters Presentation

3. Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest NC Cooking Matters Presentation

4. SHFB Mission: To reduce hunger and malnutrition in 18-counties across northwest North Carolina. We are committed to: Acquiring and distributing food to supplement the food needs of faith and community-based organizations; Advocating for the rights of hungry people; Educating the public about hunger; and Pursuing partnerships with like-minded organizations. Nutrition Education Mission: Empower individuals and families with the skills, knowledge and confidence to better use their food resources in order to establish healthier eating habits and put nutritious meals on the table. Share Our Strength’s Cooking Matters

5. How We Work • FOOD DISTRIBUTION by non-profit Partner Agencies • Emergency Food Pantries • Shelters • Soup Kitchens • Feeding Programs for Seniors and Children Share Our Strength’s Cooking Matters

6. Who We Serve:Service Area – Boone to Burlington Share Our Strength’s Cooking Matters

7. Impact & Effectiveness • In 2011, we distributed over 21.8 million pounds of food and other grocery products; nearly triple the amount distributed in 2008 and the equivalent of 18.2 million meals. • Since opening in 1982, Second Harvest Food Bank has distributed more than 143 million pounds of donated product to help feed the hungry. • Served an estimated 300,000 different individuals through its partner agency network, including 100,000 children 18 years old and younger. • Saved partner agencies more than $35 million dollars in food acquisition costs. • Served over 450,000 children through targeted childhood feeding programs. Share Our Strength’s Cooking Matters

8. Programs Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest North Carolina Cooking Matters Presentation

9. Childhood Hunger Programs • Kids Cafes address the growing problem of childhood hunger in urban communities by providing youth at risk of hunger with an evening meal, tutoring and enrichment activities three nights a week throughout the year. • BackPack Program aims to address childhood hunger in rural and urban communities by providing school children at risk of hunger with backpacks full of healthy, child-friendly foods to take home over the weekends during the school year. • Summer Feeding Programs provide nutritious meals to children that depend on free or reduced-priced meals during the school year. Share Our Strength’s Cooking Matters

10. Triad Community Kitchen • Culinary and Life Skills Training Program • Food Stabilization • Catering Program Share Our Strength’s Cooking Matters

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

12. Hunger and Obesity Cooking Matters Presentation

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

14. 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.

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

16. 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

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

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

19. SHFB Nutrition Education Programs Cooking Matters Presentation

20. SHFB Nutrition Programs Share Our Strength’s Cooking Matters

21. Share Our Strength

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

23. 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.

24. National Sponsors Share Our Strength’s Cooking Matters

25. Cooking Matters Overview

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

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

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

29. Cooking Matters: North Carolina Reach In 2012, the Lead Partner in North Carolina, 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

30. Cooking Matters: Local Reach In 2012, a Satellite Partner in North Carolina, Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest NC, partnered with the following organizations in the community: • Sedgefield Elementary School • Sedgefield Presbyterian Church • Hinshaw United Methodist Church • Gateway YWCA • Christian United Outreach Center • H • 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 • Sedgefield Elementary School Share Our Strength’s Cooking Matters

31. 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%. 31

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

33. Cooking Matters: The Ingredients

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

35. The Ingredients Share Our Strength’s Cooking Matters

36. 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

37. Educational Model and Gold Standards

38. 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

39. 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

40. 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

41. 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

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

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

44. 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

45. 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

46. Cooking Matters: Impact

47. 37 Cooking Matters signature courses in 2011 424 participants and a 75% graduation rate! Cooking Matters: North Carolina Impact Share Our Strength’s Cooking Matters

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

49. Shopping Matters

50. 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.