September 1, 2005 through August 31, 2006 - No Kid Hungry

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O U R R E S U L T SINVESTING INCOMMUNITIESWITH GRANT FUNDINGShare Our Strengthawards grants to supportqualifying organizations, inthe United States and abroad,that work successfully tofight hunger and povertyby ensuring that childrenand families have accessto nutritious food, and byaddressing the root causesof these conditions.These organizationsprovide food assistance,nutrition education,housing assistance andemergency shelter, life-skillstraining, youth programs,employment assistance,and advocacy for programsthat help at-risk Americansfeed their families nutritiousmeals every day.This fiscal year, Share Our Strength invested$5.5 million in grants to communitiesacross America, including those providingservices to children and families affectedby Hurricanes Rita and Katrina, to helpus end childhood hunger here at home.Internationally, Share Our Strengthsupported organizations working towardsustainable solutions to underdevelopment,poverty and hunger in Canada, Mexico, ElSalvador, Ethiopia and Haiti. This fiscal year,we awarded $1.4 million in grants towardthese efforts.WITH NUTRITION EDUCATIONShare Our Strength’sOperation Frontline is thegroundbreaking nutritioneducationprogram wedeveloped 14 years ago tohelp low-income familieshelp themselves by teachingthem how to prepare healthy,low-cost meals.Professional chefs andnutritionists volunteer theirtime and expertise to leadhands-on courses that teachadults, teens and kids how toget the most nutrition out ofa limited budget.This fiscal year, 270 community-basedorganizations hosted classes managed by15 Operation Frontline local partners in 12states plus the District of Columbia. In total,these organizations and their 375 instructorstaught 407 multi-class courses, reaching4,417 families. Additionally:• 87% of class participants graduated• 89% improved their nutritionpractices• 81% improved their eating habits• 62% improved their food -resourcemanagementThis year, Operation Frontline also receivedfrom the U.S. Department of Agriculture“special recognition for providinginnovative and excellent nutritioneducation to USDA Food and NutritionService program participants.”OPERATION FRONTLINE CLASSFARMERS MARKET PROGRAMTHIS YEAR, WE AWARDED GRANTS TO 279S H A R E O U R S T R E N G T H A N N U A L R E P O R T F Y 2 0 0 6 10
O U R R E S U L T SLetter from BlancaOPERATION FRONTLINEEATING RIGHT GRADUATE, DENVERMy name is Blanca. I am a divorced parent raising mythree daughters, niece and nephew — three teenagers,plus one who is 9 and the other 12.When the older ones started attending middle school, westarted arguing about food. They complained about thefood I prepared; they said they didn’t like it. Sometimesthey said they loved Chinese food because they knew that Ididn’t know how to prepare Chinese food.Every single day when I picked them up after school, theywould ask me if I could take them to a fast-food restaurant.They said they were really hungry and it would take meup to one hour to prepare the food for them.Before I took the Operation Frontline class, I would usuallybuy the things they advertise at the supermarket, becauseI am always thinking to save money. But a lot of times Iended up buying food that expired too soon or buying stuffthat I did not need.After I took the nutrition class, I started paying more attentionto the way I prepare food for my children. I learnedhow important it is to plan the meals, and how planninghelps me to save more money than [just] buying the thingsthe store advertises. I learned the importance of reading thelabels and now I use a different oil to cook, and, when I seethe advertising, I look for fresh vegetables.I am still arguing with my teenaged girls, but I want themto take this class now so they can understand why I do notwant to take them to fast-food restaurants.One more thing: during the Operation Frontline classes,I learned to cook Chinese food!OPERATION FRONTLINELOCAL PARTNERSArkansasSpringdaleOzark Food BankColoradoDenverShare Our StrengthDistrict of ColumbiaCapital Area Food BankIllinoisChicagoNear <strong>No</strong>rth Health ServiceMassachusettsBostonShare Our StrengthMichiganDetroitGleaners Community Food BankMissouriSt. LouisOperation Food SearchNebraskaOmahaVisiting Nurse AssociationNew HampshireManchesterNew Hampshire Food BankNew YorkElmiraFood Bank of the Southern TierNew York CityCity HarvestOregonPortlandOregon Food BankTexasDallas<strong>No</strong>rth Texas Food BankHoustonHouston Food BankWashingtonSeattleSolid GroundCOMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS AMERICA.11O U R R E S U L T S
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