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Designing and completing an evaluation of the impact of a local 501c3 providing healthy evening meals to 4500 disadvantaged children in Kent County , Michigan. Tracy E. Thompson MPH Candidate Michigan State University . Grand Rapids, MI. Population 190,000 59.0% White 20.9% Black - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Designing and completing an evaluation of the impact of a local 501c3 providing
healthy evening meals to 4500 disadvantaged children in Kent County,
Michigan
Tracy E. ThompsonMPH Candidate
Michigan State University
Grand Rapids, MI
• Population 190,000• 59.0% White• 20.9% Black• 15.6% Hispanic• Per capita income: $20,281 (MI: $25,482)• Below poverty: 25.5% (MI: 15.7%)
Kids Food Basket• 10-year old 501c3
organization• Primarily privately funded (30%
Foundation, 30% Corporation, 40% Individual)
• Mobilizes over 45,000 volunteer hours/year
• Sack Supper—well-rounded evening meal in a paper sack given at school, after-school, parks
• Started by serving 125 – now almost 6,000 served every week day
Evaluation Questions
• Is the food provided by KFB eaten? • What is being eaten most? What
wasted?• Is the program reaching children and
families in need? • How can KFB continue to evaluate its
programs in the future?
Evaluation Methods
• An incentivized child survey on each of the bag suppers (1197; 26.6%) • An observational waste study (149)• Online teacher survey (82; 27.3%)• Parent survey (422)• Child interviews (65)
Is the food that Kids Food Basket provides being eaten?
Sandwich Juice Box Banana Carrots Granola Bar Crackers0.00
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64.91
91.37
74.62
55.78
75.96 75.38
WastedSharedConsumed
Results—Child Interviews
Brother/Sister67%
Parents23%
Other10%
Who Sack Supper Is Shared With
PB&J Veg Chips Banana Juice Granola Bar
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Not EatenPartially EatenEaten or Taken
Waste Study
What is being eaten most?What is being wasted?
Pre-K K 1.00 2.00 3.00 4.00 5.00 6.0030.00
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Sandwich
Juice Box
Banana
Carrots
Granola Bar
Crackers
Percent of Children by Grade who Report Eating All of an Item
Perc
ent
Results—Waste Study
PB&J Veg Chips Banana Juice Granola Bar0
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Not EatenPartially EatenEaten or Taken
Is the program reaching children & families in need?
Yes No no answer0
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87.68
9.243.08
Of All Surveys (n = 422)Child is on Free/Reduced Lunch Program
Thank you!
Questions?
What’s Happening Now?
• Kids Food Basket received a Kellogg Grant• Using lessons learned on new evaluation
