Inter-Faith Food Shuttle's Nutrition Volunteer Orientation

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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

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Inter-Faith Food Shuttle (IFFS):Our Mission

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IFFS MissionInter-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.

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Hunger and Obesity

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Food Insecurity: National Rates

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Childhood Hunger in America16 million American kids live in families who struggle to put food on the table.

That’s 1 in 5 kids at risk of hunger.

Food Insecurity: North Carolina Rates

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Childhood Hunger in Our Community621,650 kids in North Carolina live in families who struggle to put food on the table.

That’s 1 in 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

Obesity: National Rates

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Hunger and Obesity: Possible Pathways

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Individual Factors

Time

Knowledge

Hunger Coping Strategies

Culture/Food Preferences

Environmental Factors

Access

Marketing

Food Prices

IFFS ProgramsWe Feed, We Teach, We Grow

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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

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Farms, Gardens and Urban Agriculture• Raleigh Teaching Farm• Young Farmers Training

Program• Community Gardens• Urban Agriculture

Program

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Culinary Training and Catering• Culinary Job Training Program• Catering with a Cause• Food Stabilization

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Nutrition Programs• Cooking Matters• Shopping Matters• Food Matters

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Integrated Solutions

A Hunger Free Community

GROW

TEACHFEED

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IFFS Nutrition Education Programs

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IFFS Nutrition Programs

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Cooking Matters®

Shopping Matters®

Food Matters

Share Our Strength

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

Billy Shore

• 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.

National Sponsors

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Cooking Matters Overview

Linking Access to Food with the Skills Needed to Make Healthy Meals

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Cooking Matters: Collaborators

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NC Satellite Partners

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Cooking Matters: National Reach

http://cookingmatters.org/where-we-work/lead-partners/

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Cooking Matters: Local Reach

• 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

In 2012, the Inter-Faith Food Shuttle partnered with the following organizations in the community:

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Participation in Nutrition Assistance Programs

46% of participants receive at least one form of assistance

Participant Race/Ethnicity

Pacific Islander

1%Native

American8%

Asian2%

White 21% Latino

20%African

American76%

Pacific Islander

2%

Native American

5%

Asian3%

Other8%

Average Household Size: 2.66

Average Number of Children: 1.05

Adults with Children in the Home: 49%

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1%

Head Start

12%

Food Pantry or Commodities

15%

SNAP (Food Stamps)

28%Free/

Reduced-Price School Meals

WIC

11%

Cooking Matters: Food Skills Education

www.CookingMatters.org/ItsDinnertime

Cooking Matters:The Ingredients

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Cooking Matters: The Ingredients

Host Agency

IFFS Staff/Course

Coordinator

Participants

Volunteer Instructors

Curricula, Food and Supplies, Graduation

Gifts

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The Ingredients

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The Ingredients: Cooking Matters Curricula

Adults*

EXTRA for Parents

of Preschoolers*

Child Care Professionals EXTRA for

Wellness

Families*

Teens

Kids, 3rd – 5th grade

EXTRA for Diabetes

* Available in both English and Spanish

Educational Model and Gold Standards

Hands-On Learning Allows participants to learn while they cook, shop and

participate in nutrition education activities!

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Cooking Matters: Learner Centered Approach

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.

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Cooking Matters: Learner Centered Approach

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 DialogueMethod 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

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Cooking Matters: Learner Centered Approach

Gold Standards for Volunteers

We prepare volunteers to meet these Gold Standards:

1. Interacting with Participants2. Demonstrating Subject Expertise and Classroom

Leadership3. Delivering Course Content 4. Using Appropriate Delivery Methods

Gold Standards for Volunteers1. Interacting with Participants

• Build a welcoming environment• Demonstrate respect and cultural sensitivity• Manage inappropriate classroom behaviors

2. Demonstrate Subject Expertise and Classroom Leadership

• Knowledge of subject• Prepared and organized• Keep class on schedule

Gold Standards for Volunteers

Gold Standards for Volunteers3. Delivering Course Content

• Present, practice, and encourage use of information and skills regarding:

o Healthy Eatingo Food Resource Managemento Cooking and Meal Preparationo Food and Kitchen Safety

• Discuss course materials with participants• Distribute appropriate materials to

participants

Gold Standards for Volunteers4. 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

Cooking Matters: Impact

Cooking Matters: Local Impact

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37 Cooking Matters signature courses in 2011

424 participants and a 75% graduation rate!

Eating More

Veggies

Eating More Fruits

Eating More

Whole Grains

Drinking More Water

Making CM

Recipes at Home

Improved Cooking

Skills

Would recommend

course to others

60% 67% 37% 53% 67% 85% 96%

Cooking Matters: Local Impact

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“We spend more time planning to make sure we have included all the food groups. We cook often together and

use food/herbs that we would have never used before this class.” – Cooking Matters Adult participant [Wake County]

“Cooking is really fun! I always used to think it was boring.” –Cooking Matters Kids participant [Wake County]

“I think this is an EXCELLENT course. …. A part 2 of this class would also be good.” – Cooking Matters Adult participant

[Durham County]

Shopping Matters

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.

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Shopping Matters: Tour Objectives

1. Identify at least three economical

ways of purchasing fruits and vegetables.

2. Practice comparing unit

prices.

3. Practice comparing food

labels.

4. Practice identifying whole

grains.

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Shopping Matters: Curricula

Shopping Matters for Adults

Shopping Matters for WIC Parents

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Shopping Matters:The Ingredients

Local Stores

IFFS Staff/ Course

Coordinator

Volunteer Nutrition

InstructorsParticipants

NC Satellite Partners

Food Matters

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Food Matters offers one-time nutrition education activities and events, centering around healthy cooking demonstrations.

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Food Matters:The Ingredients

Food Matters

IFFS Mobile Markets/

Community Events

IFFS Staff/ Course

Coordinator

Volunteer Instructors and

Interns

Participants

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Food Matters at Mobile Markets:The Ingredients

Cooking Demonstration/Recipe Samples

Mobile Message

Try It. Share It. Change It.

Nutrition Activity

Recruitment for other nutrition

programs

Volunteering with Us

Ways to volunteer

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Cooking Matters

Culinary Instructor

Nutrition Instructor

Class Manager/Assistant

Shopping

Matters

Tour Facilitator

Food Matters

Health Educator Intern

Food Matters Volunteer

Ways to volunteer: Cooking Matters

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Culinary Instructor

Teaches:Healthy, low-cost

recipes, knife skills, kitchen and food

safety, and cooking techniques.

Qualifications: Professional training or

experience in the culinary industry.

Nutrition Instructor

Teaches:Weekly topics based

on Dietary Guidelines for

Americans (MyPlate).

Qualifications: Dietitian,

professional training or nutrition course-

work at an accredited school.

Class Assistant

Assists with:Set up and

cleaning, packing grocery bags, in-

class activities and

photography.

Ways to volunteer: Shopping Matters

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Tour FacilitatorTeaches:

Strategies for buying fruits and vegetables on a budget, how to identify whole grains, how to read food

labels and compare them to make healthy food options, and how to compare unit prices to find the

best prices .

Qualifications: Background in nutrition.

Cooking, food budgeting, and teaching skills are also useful.

Ways to volunteer: Food Matters

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Health Educator Intern

Teaches:How to make healthy snacks, food identification, basic nutrition

education skills

Using: Food Matters curriculum; Cooking Matters in the Community toolkit

Qualifications: Background in nutrition and/or cooking; experience teaching

diverse groups.

IFFS Volunteer SupportAs a volunteer with any IFFS nutrition program, volunteers can expect IFFS to:• Provide necessary training• Coordinate program logistics with

the host sites/agencies• Provide curricula, food, and

materials for all programming• Attend first and last Cooking

Matters classes• Be available to answer questions

and provide assistance

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Next Steps

Next StepsCongratulations! You just have a few more steps to complete the volunteer orientation.• Step 2: Watch the Cooking Matters “Learner-

Centered Courses” video • Step 3: Review Facilitated Dialogue and Gold

Standards documents. • Step 4: Review volunteer roles and complete the

survey!

Keep it up! You’re doing great!

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Thank You!