Alameda County Alameda County Nutrition Nutrition ServicesServices PresentsPresents

Champions for ChangeChampions for Change

Cooking for Cooking for Health AcademyHealth Academy

The GoalThe Goal To empower Champion for To empower Champion for

Change Healthy Living Change Healthy Living Council parents to become Council parents to become

leaders leaders

Who?Who?

25 select parents from 13 25 select parents from 13 school Champion for school Champion for

Change groups in Alameda Change groups in Alameda County who are…County who are…

Willing to learnWilling to learn

Willing to leadWilling to lead

CommittedCommitted

DedicatedDedicated

What?What?A series of six consecutive A series of six consecutive

classes that focus onclasses that focus onCooking skillsCooking skillsNutrition education Nutrition education Presentation skillsPresentation skills

Where?Where?Our partner agencyOur partner agency

Alameda County Alameda County Community Food BankCommunity Food Bank

Staff break roomStaff break room

When?When?Once a month for six Once a month for six

monthsmonths

33rdrd Tuesday Tuesday

9:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.9:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.

PREPARATION for CLASS

Set up chairsSet up the student teaching tables Place ingredients at each table

Chef Izzy teaches

Harvest of the Month highlights

Recipe concepts

Nutrition facts

Cooking skills

Serv Safe instructor, Rafael, teaches food safety

Practice time to learn the recipe and develop presentation skills

SuccessesSuccessesParents are:Parents are:

Presenting recipes at meetingsPresenting recipes at meetings

Learning cooking skills to share at Learning cooking skills to share at homehome

and in the communityand in the community

Developing confidence in leadershipDeveloping confidence in leadership

ChallengesChallenges Consistent attendanceConsistent attendance Lack of transportationLack of transportation Continuous reminders Continuous reminders necessarynecessary

Next StepsNext Steps Schedule events in summer Schedule events in summer

for parents to conduct recipe for parents to conduct recipe demosdemos

Teach more leadership skillsTeach more leadership skills Start a new group of parents Start a new group of parents

in Fall 2012in Fall 2012

Champions for ChangeChampions for Change

Cooking for Cooking for Health AcademyHealth Academy