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Teaching Nutrition and Life Skills to Adults with Low Incomes

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Description

The Super Pantry Program of the Blue Ridge Area Food Bank conducts a seven-week program on nutrition education and life-skills for recipients of the USDA Food Stamp Program in the rural area surrounding Verona, Virginia. The nutrition lessons are conducted in partnership with the Virginia Cooperative Extension. The life-skills training is provided by community-based speakers arranged by the Food Bank. AmeriCorps*VISTA members assist with site staff training and coordinating life-skills training.

Goal / Mission

The goal of the program is to help clients reach self-sufficiency through life-skills and nutritional education.

Results / Accomplishments

-Approximately 1000 clients completed the program between 1996 and 2002.
-Positive changes have been recorded in the nutritional behavior of Super Pantry Program graduates.
-Participants become aware of other related services during the course of the program.
-Many of the participants refer other Food Bank clients to the Super Pantry Program and some have even become volunteers for the program, enabling them to support others in need.

About this Promising Practice

Organization(s)
Blue Ridge Area Food Bank Network
Primary Contact
Dawn Miller
Blue Ridge Area Food Bank Network
PO Box 937
Verona, VA 24482
damiller@brafb.org
http://www.brafb.org
Topics
Economy / Poverty
Health / Physical Activity
Education / Educational Attainment
Organization(s)
Blue Ridge Area Food Bank Network
Source
Corporation for National & Community Service
Date of publication
1/23/2002
Geographic Type
Rural
Location
Verona, VA

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A Good Idea meets the following HCI criteria:

  1. The program description includes: the sponsoring organization, program goals, program funding source, program implementation steps and outcomes.
  2. The program evaluation is limited to descriptive measure(s) of success/accomplishment (i.e., program participation rates, number of services/education sessions/radio messages provided). Note: oftentimes, the program has been newly implemented and a program evaluation has not yet been conducted. Programs that have not yet been evaluated, but which show promise in improving health or quality of life, are classified as Good Ideas until an evaluation is conducted.