Feeding the Feeding the HungryHungry

By: Ashley DubayBy: Ashley Dubay

Missions and ValuesMissions and Values

• Our mission is to Our mission is to feed America's feed America's hungry through a hungry through a nationwide network nationwide network of member food of member food banks and engage banks and engage our country in the our country in the fight to end hunger. fight to end hunger.

• We respect the We respect the inherent worth and inherent worth and dignity of every person dignity of every person and treat all with and treat all with justice, equity and justice, equity and compassion. We honor compassion. We honor the lives, concerns and the lives, concerns and stories of people in stories of people in need and expect our need and expect our partners to do the partners to do the same. We accept one same. We accept one another and encourage another and encourage diversity of thoughts diversity of thoughts and ideas. and ideas.

Community needsCommunity needs

Although America is the wealthiest nation in the Although America is the wealthiest nation in the world millions of children are food world millions of children are food insecure .For 1 in 6 Americans suffer from insecure .For 1 in 6 Americans suffer from hunger. Millions of Americans are struggling hunger. Millions of Americans are struggling with hunger. Child hunger decreases the ability with hunger. Child hunger decreases the ability to learn and become more likely to suffer from to learn and become more likely to suffer from poverty as an adult. These are some needs of poverty as an adult. These are some needs of the community:the community:•Nutritious, fresh foodsNutritious, fresh foods•Emergency assistance for disaster victimsEmergency assistance for disaster victims•Shelter homes, blankets and clothingShelter homes, blankets and clothing•VocationalVocational training or maybe even jobs training or maybe even jobs •http://feedingamerica.org/http://feedingamerica.org/

programsprograms• The The Mobile Pantry program Mobile Pantry program allows food banks allows food banks

to engage in a much larger circle of groups in to engage in a much larger circle of groups in supplying food for the needy. Therefore supplying food for the needy. Therefore increasing the number of people served and increasing the number of people served and extending service into regions. Shuttle Worth extending service into regions. Shuttle Worth Foundation would be a great foundation to help Foundation would be a great foundation to help us because they look forward to fund individuals us because they look forward to fund individuals who are trying to make the world a better place. who are trying to make the world a better place. Therefore they can help these poor children and Therefore they can help these poor children and in return they can help make the world a better in return they can help make the world a better place by learning and becoming successful. place by learning and becoming successful.

• Kids Café Kids Café is another program that serves meals is another program that serves meals to kids at risk of hunger. They supplement the to kids at risk of hunger. They supplement the meal service with enrichment activities. meal service with enrichment activities.

How you can get How you can get involved?involved?

• You can start by looking into our You can start by looking into our website and program and help by website and program and help by volunteering. volunteering. http://feedingamerica.org/http://feedingamerica.org/

• Once you become interested you can Once you become interested you can help by donating and becoming more help by donating and becoming more involved with the children and families. involved with the children and families.

• You can donate online, give monthly You can donate online, give monthly and even help with food drives. and even help with food drives.

GoalsGoals

• We want to accomplish our goals by help We want to accomplish our goals by help feeding every single child that is suffering feeding every single child that is suffering from hunger. We need to stop being from hunger. We need to stop being unscrupulous unscrupulous and start being more and start being more aware of what else is out there in the aware of what else is out there in the world and how can we help. world and how can we help.

• We want them to be clean and healthy.We want them to be clean and healthy.• We want them to be safe.We want them to be safe.• We want them to get all the care and We want them to get all the care and

attention they need.attention they need.

Personal connectionPersonal connection

A personal connection I feel I had with this A personal connection I feel I had with this organization is I’ve been to many poverty places organization is I’ve been to many poverty places many times. One of the places I've been to and many times. One of the places I've been to and have seen the worst is East L.A. Many people have seen the worst is East L.A. Many people look like they are in the worst conditions ever look like they are in the worst conditions ever and just about ready to give up hope. It’s sad to and just about ready to give up hope. It’s sad to see little kids suffer from hunger and it breaks see little kids suffer from hunger and it breaks my heart to see them fighting for their lives my heart to see them fighting for their lives every day. I feel like we can make a difference every day. I feel like we can make a difference in these peoples lives and only lord knows how in these peoples lives and only lord knows how much they would truly appreciate it. much they would truly appreciate it.

InputsInputs

We need the following: We need the following: volunteers volunteers MoneyMoneyDonate food, clothing, tooth brushes etc. Donate food, clothing, tooth brushes etc. Flu shots, T-dap shots and medicineFlu shots, T-dap shots and medicineFirst aid suppliesFirst aid suppliesThese would be very helpful donations and These would be very helpful donations and we would really appreciate everyone’s help. we would really appreciate everyone’s help. We want to We want to aggrandizeaggrandize these people’s health these people’s health and make a difference in their lives by giving and make a difference in their lives by giving more food and providing all the help possible.more food and providing all the help possible.

PROCESSPROCESS

Volunteers do the following:Volunteers do the following:•Feed the children warm mealsFeed the children warm meals•Help with protection such as giving Help with protection such as giving shots and first aidshots and first aid•Give the children the attention they Give the children the attention they needneed•Help them stay clean and safeHelp them stay clean and safe

We help every American seeking helpWe help every American seeking help

OutcomesOutcomes

• The children are well nourished The children are well nourished • There are fewer diseases There are fewer diseases • The world becomes a better and The world becomes a better and

cleaner placecleaner place• The children will have a better The children will have a better

opportunity to learn and become opportunity to learn and become successful in lifesuccessful in life

OutputsOutputs

• We serve over 122,000 childrenWe serve over 122,000 children• 120 members operate the 120 members operate the

organizationorganization• 1,500 kids café sites1,500 kids café sites• We supply food to more than 37 We supply food to more than 37

million Americansmillion Americans• 14 million children 14 million children • 3 million seniors3 million seniors

ComparisonComparison

Non-profit organizationNon-profit organization•Feeding America is an Feeding America is an organization that wants to organization that wants to help the poor children so help the poor children so their lives can improve. By their lives can improve. By helping them they can helping them they can improve their lives by improve their lives by learning and they can learning and they can become successful and make become successful and make the world a better place the world a better place therefore Shuttle worth therefore Shuttle worth foundation would be a good foundation would be a good foundation to provide us with foundation to provide us with a grant.a grant.

Shuttle worth FoundationShuttle worth Foundation

• Look forward to fund Look forward to fund individuals who are individuals who are trying to make the trying to make the world a better place. world a better place. The most interesting The most interesting elements of this elements of this foundation is they foundation is they take risks on many take risks on many ideas. ideas.

ComparisonComparison

• Feeding America Feeding America wants these children wants these children to become someone in to become someone in life.life.

• Feeding America Feeding America wants these children wants these children to stop suffering from to stop suffering from hunger and improve hunger and improve their lives.their lives.

• We want these people We want these people to become successful to become successful and make the world a and make the world a better place.better place.

• Shuttle worth Shuttle worth foundation are foundation are inspiring and risk inspiring and risk new ideas.new ideas.

• Shuttle worth Shuttle worth foundation look to foundation look to fund individuals.fund individuals.

• Shuttle worth Shuttle worth foundation are one of foundation are one of a kind and look for a kind and look for people who are trying people who are trying to change the world.to change the world.

Critical Reading ,Critical Critical Reading ,Critical Thinking and Critical Thinking and Critical

ActionActionCritical ReadingCritical Reading• We believe critical We believe critical

reading is an reading is an important aspect of important aspect of life. By helping feeding life. By helping feeding the hungry we can the hungry we can encourage children to encourage children to go to school and learn go to school and learn by reading. These by reading. These children can become children can become successful and make a successful and make a difference in the world. difference in the world.

Critical ThinkingCritical Thinking• We can help these We can help these

children children metacognitive metacognitive by teaching them how to by teaching them how to think about their think about their thinking. This can help thinking. This can help them become better and them become better and have reason to plan and have reason to plan and make decisions in life. make decisions in life. These children can These children can decide what to believe or decide what to believe or do to make their lives do to make their lives and others improved.and others improved.

Critical Reading, Critical Critical Reading, Critical ThinkingThinking

Critical Reading Critical Reading • These children will be These children will be

able to seek meaning in able to seek meaning in life. life.

• They will be able to read They will be able to read with purpose and with purpose and without meaning.without meaning.

• They will be able to They will be able to apply to everyday life.apply to everyday life.

• To ask the question what To ask the question what is important and know is important and know the answer to improve in the answer to improve in life. life.

Critical ThinkingCritical Thinking• The children will be The children will be

able to develop a rich able to develop a rich and extensive and extensive knowledge of content. knowledge of content.

• They will be able to be They will be able to be confident and feel good confident and feel good about themselves and about themselves and want to have humility. want to have humility.

• They will be able to They will be able to base predictions on base predictions on past experiments.past experiments.

Critical reading, Critical Critical reading, Critical thinking thinking

• The volunteers will also be The volunteers will also be able to be open to opinions. able to be open to opinions. They can help the kids by They can help the kids by doing what they think is doing what they think is best. best.

• They will be able to be They will be able to be objective as possible. In objective as possible. In helping someone this is no helping someone this is no right or wrong answer.right or wrong answer.

• The volunteers will be The volunteers will be actively engaged in helping actively engaged in helping the families in America. the families in America.

• They volunteers will also They volunteers will also experience seeking truth experience seeking truth with intellectual energy and with intellectual energy and with integrity. with integrity.

• The volunteers will be able The volunteers will be able to take ownership of to take ownership of important ideas and create important ideas and create activities and evens for the activities and evens for the children. children.

• The volunteers will be able The volunteers will be able to maximize the chances for to maximize the chances for welcome outcome and a welcome outcome and a better life.better life.

• They will be able to change They will be able to change habits of mind and that will habits of mind and that will help the volunteers help the volunteers themselves to become themselves to become better people and see other better people and see other things in life and they will things in life and they will feel better about feel better about themselves. themselves.

Critical ActionCritical Action

• These children can use critical action by These children can use critical action by taking informed action. They can be helped taking informed action. They can be helped to do what is right and start making a to do what is right and start making a difference in the world. We want Everyone difference in the world. We want Everyone and mainly children to be outstanding and and mainly children to be outstanding and beneficial citizens. We want them to beneficial citizens. We want them to improve in our lives by doing what is best improve in our lives by doing what is best for everyone. The volunteers will use for everyone. The volunteers will use critical action by helping and doing what we critical action by helping and doing what we know is best for these families and children. know is best for these families and children.