Arkansas HUNGER relief ALLIANCE Cooking Matters Training NATIONAL SPONSOR
Tell Us About You! What is your name? What is your role at your organization? How do you think Cooking Matters could help the population you serve? Share Our Strength s Cooking Matters 2
Cooking Matters: Six Weeks of Fun!
Cooking Matters Mission is to provide a nutrition education program that empowers families with skills, knowledge and confidence to prepare healthy affordable meals www.cookingmatters.org 4
Cooking Matters Where Kids Live! Cooking Courses Six weeks, two hours a week Taught by volunteer chefs & nutrition educators Specialized curricula for adults, families, kids and teens Hosted at community sites Grocery Store Tours One time event lasting 1.5 hours Taught by community agency staff & others Specialized curricula for adults and WIC parents Hosted anywhere people shop for food Event day model reaching hundreds of participants in one day! 5
Hands On Learning Every lesson has 2 components Nutrition (activities, lesson) Culinary (create at least 1 recipe) Class Size A typical class for adults is between 10-12 Host to your comfort level Many participants sign up but can t make class. It is suggested you over recruit or have a waitlist. Share Our Strength s Cooking Matters 6
A Take Home Bag of Groceries Cooking Matters for Adults & Families Enough to recreate one of the recipes from class- Don t forget spices! Participants often don t have them at home, you can repackage spices Pack the bags before the class, it can be more time consuming than you think! Don t forget to include a copy of the recipe with the bag of take home food. Share Our Strength s Cooking Matters 7
Additional Curricula Cooking Matters for Parents 8
Participant Incentives Their Cooking Matters book of recipes & tips. Diploma Reusable Grocery Bag SOME receive cutting boards *You provide take home groceries for adult participants. Share Our Strength s Cooking Matters 9
Program Efficacy Reduce food insecurity by up to 50% across the lifespan for participants: A learning model that allows participants to practice behaviors in environments in which these behaviors will be enacted outside of the learning context. Building confidence in the skills being built by consistent practice over time Focus on skill building & empowerment over choices, verses information growth. Share Our Strength s Cooking Matters 10
Classroom Videos! How to introduce: Unit Pricing How to introduce: Whole Grain https://cookingmatters.org/tips?page=1 Share Our Strength s Cooking Matters 11
Being Aware of Barriers
Considerations! Where will you buy groceries & host your store tour? What items will you use to substitute for recipes? Share Our Strength s Cooking Matters 13
Roles for Organizations, Coordinators & Volunteers
Satellite Partner: Groceries, Equipment & Supplies Equipment & Supplies Cooking equipment & serve ware Aprons, cleaning supplies, first aid kit Where there is a kitchen a place to sit down and talk after or before food preparation No formal kitchen, as long as there is a place to wash and Teaching Materials Activity supplies, additional handouts writing utensils, other course materials Postage Returning surveys Groceries If course requires take-home groceries, provide them for at least 1 recipe
Supplies! Equipment List in Binder. Colander Assorted mixing style bowls A knife for each participant Cutting Boards Pots or pans required by recipe Utensils for recipe prep Measuring cups and spoons Be sure and inventory the equipment you already have! No need to have new or special equipment. Share Our Strength s Cooking Matters 16
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Roles! Culinary Instructor: pick recipes before class, communicate with course coordinator Nutrition Instructor: determine and prepare activities, communicate with course coordinator Class Assistant: kitchen set-up and clean-up, participant supervision, put together take home grocery bags Course Coordinator: support team, always available to help, oversee logistics, keep course running on-time, coordinate across team, ensure first aid kit is available and classroom is safe and more! *different organizations choose to rotate grocery shopping responsibilities or assign that task to a separate individual all together. Share Our Strength s Cooking Matters 18
Roles! Course Coordinators. The essential component in a successful Cooking Matters program is the key coordinator(s): Is the main contact for the course, will be submitting order form for materials and returning surveys Recruits participants and contacts them before each class Attends the classes Ensures workspace/kitchen are available, set up, and clean Makes sure other volunteer roles are filled or is willing to fill other volunteer roles like: Shopping 1 nutrition instructor 1 culinary instructor Share Our Strength s Cooking Matters 19
Order Materials The only way to order materials is to return a Course Reporting Form at least 4 weeks before class via email. Make sure I have your email! alex@arhungeralliance.org If you have anyone else that should receive the order form make sure I have their email address. THANKS! Share Our Strength s Cooking Matters 20
Classes & Things Cooking Matters Presentation 21
What We Have Learned Decide all recipes for the 6 weeks create list of needed equipment for those recipes Keep a shopping list from each class reuse it on round 2 of 6 week courses Remember participants will be helping so some supplies you may need 3-5 (knives, serving spoons, mixing bowls) Also consider there are 2 recipes and you might need enough equipment to create each one i.e. two sets of equipment Share Our Strength s Cooking Matters 22
Creating a Class Schedule Each Cooking Matters curriculum suggests an outline for each class session. Sometimes these outlines work perfectly for your group of participants, their interests, and the time and space available for a given class. Other times, you may need to adjust your timeline. For example, if you choose a recipe with a long bake time you will want to cook first and work on the nutrition lesson while it bakes Share Our Strength s Cooking Matters 23
Tips! Ask what the participants would like to learn to prepare. Be ready to make what they request! At the end of every class, check in to see what participants like about the recipe and what they would change. Ask participants if they made the recipe at home or if they used the ingredients for other recipes? No shame if they used the ingredients for other recipes explore what people want to cook! Share Our Strength s Cooking Matters 24
Measuring Outcomes Cooking Matters Presentation 25
How We Measure Behavior Change Participant Pre and Post Surveys! Attendance Sheet for volunteers and participants Participant enrollment forms for those who are over 18 Pens! Yes even your kiddos! Keep surveys together: Do not un-staple Make sure that people complete the survey they originally started in class 1 People complete a class 1 survey the day they begin the course. People can complete a class 6 survey even if they never completed a class 1 survey! Share Our Strength s Cooking Matters 26
Documents to Submit What? Course Reporting Form Completed Participant Surveys When/How? 4 weeks before Course Begins via Email Class 1 and Class 6 (After 6 th class return via mail) Enrollment forms Class 1 (After 6 th class return via mail) Attendance Beginning of each class (After 6 th class return via mail) Share Our Strength s Cooking Matters 27
Course Close Out 1. Make copies for your records before mailing the originals to AHRA 2. Mail original surveys, waivers, and End of Course Reporting Form within 1 week of course ending.. o Arkansas Hunger Relief Alliance ATTN: Alex Handfinger Suite 304 1400 West Markham, Suite 304 Little Rock, AR 72201 Questions: alex@arhungeralliance.org Share Our Strength s Cooking Matters 28
Lesson Plans and Classroom Opportunities Cooking Matters Presentation 29
Let s Look At Lessons! There are addendums to lesson plans for 1. Garden integration 2. Older adults 3. Nutrition is for Everyone Adaption (adults with a physical or intellectual disability) Share Our Strength s Cooking Matters 30
Cooking Matters and SNAP The right match! Share Our Strength s Cooking Matters 31
Senior Hunger in Arkansas Tomiko Townley SNAP and Older Adult Outreach Manager ttownley@arhungeralliance.org 501.399.9999
Numbers on Older Adult Poverty Arkansas Statistics on Senior Hunger 24.85% of seniors face the threat of hunger (NFESH) 48 Strikeforce Counties in Arkansas 85% of persistent poverty counties are in rural America In 11 Arkansas counties 60% or more of the county population are SNAP eligible, but non-participants State of Senior Hunger, 2016 StrikeforceCountiesArkansas,2 015 SeniorHungerinArkansas, 2015
Let s Work Together Why is hunger invisible? Who is responsible for identifying hunger and food insecurity? What do we want for ourselves as we plan for the future? How can we include seniors in the process? HungerinAmerica,2014
September SNAP Participation
The Arkansas Hunger Relief Alliance www.arhungeralliance.org
The Arkansas Hunger Relief Alliance Arkansas HUNGER relief ALLIANCE What we do: The Arkansas Hunger Relief Alliance, through our member food banks, hunger relief agencies, volunteers and corporate partners, is committed to providing programs, food resources, education and advocacy to reduce hunger in Arkansas. Share Our Strength s Cooking Matters 37
Arkansas is in the top 10: Food insecurity Obesity Diabetes Stroke High blood pressure Teen pregnancy Senior hunger (1)
What is the difference between hunger and food insecurity? HUNGER: describes the feeling of discomfort that is the body s signal that it is in need of more food, hunger is an individual-level, physical condition. FOOD INSECURITY: the state of being without reliable access to a sufficient quantity of affordable, nutritious food. There is a point in a month that a family is unable to meet its nutritional needs because there is not enough access or resources to purchase food. Share Our Strength s Cooking Matters 39
The No Kid Hungry Campaign The programs of the No Kid Hungry Arkansas Campaign focus on many aspects of the health and nutrition of children and families: School Breakfast AfterSchool Meals Program Summer Meals Program Parents and care givers can find a summer meals site in their communities by: Texting FOOD to 877 877 Cooking Matters & Cooking Matters at the Store Share Our Strength s Cooking Matters 40
*In Arkansas 1 in 4 children are food insecure. *27% of Arkansas children are food insecure. *(Map the Meal Gap)
SNAP Outreach Contact: ttownley@arhungeralliance.org Share Our Strength s Cooking Matters 42
Breakfast in the Classroom Contact: vnicholson@arhungeralliance.org Share Our Strength s Cooking Matters 43
Summer & Afterschool Meals 2 USDA programs to feed kids during the summer and afterschool Families spend almost 300$ extra dollars on meals during the summer Contact: sbrown@arhungeralliance.org Share Our Strength s Cooking Matters 44
Gleaning-Food Sourcing Since the project began in May 2008, the Arkansas Gleaning project has gathered almost 5 million pounds of fresh produce. Western Hills Community Garden Hunters Feeding the Hungry Arkansas Beef Project Contact: bchapman@arhungeralliance.org or mshope@arhungeralliance.org Share Our Strength s Cooking Matters 45
Feeding America Foodbanks There are 6 Feeding America Foodbanks in Arkansas. To find the one nearest you go to: www.feedingamerica.org Membership: crichard@arhungeralliance.org Share Our Strength s Cooking Matters 46
My Contact: Alex Handfinger Cooking Matters Director Arkansas Hunger Relief Alliance 501.399.9999 (office) Email: alex@arhungeralliance.org Surveys: Arkansas Hunger Relief Alliance C/O Cooking Matters 1400 West Markham Ste. 304 Little Rock AR 72201 Share Our Strength s Cooking Matters 47