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School Food & Fitness Strategy Design Members:
Design Team Michelle Bates-Benetua
Willie Austin
Julie Salathe
Mo Pomietto
Mollie Grow
Randy Engstrom Jeri Finch Cristina Orbe Ann Norton Tammy Do
Jessie Trang Cham Ba Sarah Weir
Diana Estrada-Alamo Erin MacDougall Kevin Mock Blair Brooke-Weiss
+Lead Tactic: Build Dynamic Public-Private Partnerships
Link community resources to 4-10 Pre-K through Elementary schools.
Tried and trusted models:
safe routes to schools, incl. biking education
school gardens for physical activity, health education and to build demand for healthy fresh food
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HB 1793, Safe Route to School (SRTS), passed in 2009. • Currently unfunded mandate that requires activation at the community level.
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2010-2011, automatic assignment to neighborhood schools.
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Building administrators primed to build safe routes to school.
Un-used garden spaces can be activated by publicprivate partnerships.
Garden education starts to build the demand for fresh food.
+ Impact on vulnerable children
Increase the number of students walking and biking to school safely
Walking and biking to and from school will become more viable and natural options
Raise awareness about fresh food, where it comes from and how good it is.
Encourages children to be active
Photo care of Lettuce Link
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Encourage resident leadership and involvement
Builds community involvement in physical activity and fresh food for students
Parents, teachers and students will be involved in designating & testing safe routes to their schools
Links community gardeners with schools and students
Increased collaboration and networking brings non-profits’ expertise into school environment
SYSTEM CHANGE
Addresses school budget cuts by activating public-private partnerships and engaging the community.
Increased collaboration and networking will work toward the elimination of “siloed” human service efforts.
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+ LEVERAGE
Leverages community and private resources to enhance school efforts
Making connections between schools, community, and resources that help kids thrive.
Strengthening our Coalition
Will engage school staff, local business, Dept of Transportation, law enforcement, PTAs, service organizations, state level coalitions, parents
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BUDGET Considerations Estimated need per year: Part-time staff: $50,000
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Mini-grants: $100,000 (2 years) TOTAL: $350,000.00
+ Timeline Year 1: Select target schools, engage community, issue RFPs for safe routes & garden activation Year 2: Implement actions & leverage resources for sustaining effort Year 3: Install actions in target schools via changed systems; expand to other schools
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Support Tactic: FEEST
Food Empowerment Education and Sustainability Team
+ Youth Leadership
organic youth leadership model, where young people engage with the larger initiative and strategies
practical kitchen skills, practice positive peer communication and self expression
space and support to develop a positive selfidentity
critically examine their environment.
Impact on Vulnerable Children
+ FEEST is committed to creating a positive feedback loop where young people are inspired by other young people to become change agents
young people begin to identify with their peers and neighborhood and feel empowered to change their environment.
SYSTEM CHANGE Youth-initiated organizing and advocacy in:
promoting food & fitness changes in our schools through public-private partnerships
promoting and supporting healthy retail in our neighborhoods
stimulating community involvement in creating safe and inviting access to community resources and public spaces
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+ Strengthening our Coalition Active
youth leadership
Engaging Keeps
youth of many backgrounds
our efforts relevant
+ Timeline
+ BUDGET Considerations Estimated costs: $75,000/year, for:
Weekly FEEST programming (staff, materials, trainings)
Quarterly outings and workshops
Event production
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