Foodcorps Inc

THIS AWARD FUNDS THE APPROVED 2022?23 PUBLIC HEALTH AMERICORPS PROGRAM. NO MEMBER MAY ENROLL PRIOR TO THE APPROVED START DATE OF THE MEMBER ENROLLMENT PERIOD. YOUR 2022?23 REGULATORY MATCH IS 0%. FOODCORPS PROPOSES TO HAVE 200 AMERICORPS MEMBERS WHO WILL CONNECT CHILDREN TO HEALTHY FOOD AND PROMOTE HEALTHY BEHAVIORS IN SCHOOLS WITH HIGH RATES OF STUDENTS THAT ARE ELIGIBLE FOR FREE OR REDUCED-PRICE SCHOOL MEALS ACROSS ARKANSAS, CALIFORNIA, CONNECTICUT, GEORGIA, IOWA, MAINE, MICHIGAN, MISSISSIPPI, NEW JERSEY, NEW MEXICO, NEW YORK, NORTH CAROLINA, OREGON, AND WASHINGTON D.C. AT THE END OF THE FIRST PROGRAM YEAR, FOODCORPS AMERICORPS MEMBERS WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR MEASURABLY IMPROVED CHILDREN'S PREFERENCE FOR AND BEHAVIOR TOWARD EATING HEALTHY FOODS, THEREBY MEETING THE CRITICAL NUTRITIONAL NEEDS OF CHILDREN AND ADDRESSING THE HEALTH PROBLEMS THAT HOLD CHILDREN BACK FROM REACHING THEIR FULL POTENTIAL. IN ADDITION, AMERICORPS MEMBERS WILL LEVERAGE 2,000 VOLUNTEERS WHO WILL BE ENGAGED IN PROMOTING HEALTHY FOODS TO CHILDREN AND SUPPORTING LONG-TERM, HEALTHY CHANGES TO THE SCHOOL FOOD ENVIRONMENTS THAT AFFECT CHILDREN'S DIETARY BEHAVIOR. AFTER THEIR YEAR OF SERVICE, AT LEAST 40 FOODCORPS AMERICORPS MEMBERS WILL PURSUE FUTURE ENGAGEMENT IN THE PUBLIC HEALTH SECTOR.

FOODCORPS PROPOSES TO HAVE 138 FULL-TIME AMERICORPS MEMBERS WHO WILL CONNECT CHILDREN TO HEALTHY FOOD IN LIMITED-RESOURCE PUBLIC SCHOOLS BY TEACHING NUTRITION EDUCATION, BUILDING AND TENDING SCHOOL GARDENS, AND PROMOTING LOCALLY GROWN FOOD IN CAFETERIAS IN ARIZONA, ARKANSAS, CALIFORNIA, GEORGIA, IOWA, MAINE, MICHIGAN, NEW MEXICO, NORTH CAROLINA, OREGON, AND WASHINGTON, DC. AT THE END OF THE FIRST PROGRAM YEAR, THE AMERICORPS MEMBERS WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR MEASURABLY IMPROVING CHILDREN'S PREFERENCE FOR AND BEHAVIOR TOWARD EATING HEALTHY FOODS, THEREBY OVERCOMING A KEY BARRIER IN ADDRESSING THE NATION'S COSTLY EPIDEMIC OF CHILDHOOD OBESITY AND OTHER DIET-RELATED DISEASES. IN ADDITION, THE AMERICORPS MEMBERS WILL LEVERAGE AN ADDITIONAL 4,150 VOLUNTEERS WHO WILL BE ENGAGED IN PROMOTING HEALTHY FOODS TO CHILDREN AND SUPPORTING LONG-TERM, HEALTHY CHANGES TO THE SCHOOL FOOD ENVIRONMENTS THAT AFFECT CHILDREN'S DIETARY BEHAVIOR. THIS PROGRAM WILL FOCUS ON THE CNCS FOCUS AREA OF HEALTHY FUTURES. THE CNCS FIXED AMOUNT INVESTMENT OF $1,423,884 WILL BE MATCHED WITH $3,928,170 IN PRIVATE FUNDING FROM INDIVIDUALS, CORPORATE PARTNERS, AND PRIVATE FOUNDATIONS, INCLUDING COMMITMENTS ALREADY SECURED VIA THE W.K. KELLOGG FOUNDATION AND WILLIAM K. BOWES FOUNDATION.

FOODCORPS PROPOSES TO HAVE 150 AMERICORPS MEMBERS WHO WILL CONNECT CHILDREN TO HEALTHY FOOD IN LIMITED-RESOURCE PUBLIC SCHOOLS BY TEACHING NUTRITION EDUCATION, BUILDING AND TENDING SCHOOL GARDENS, AND PROMOTING LOCALLY GROWN FOOD IN CAFETERIAS ACROSS ARKANSAS, GEORGIA, IOWA, MAINE, MICHIGAN, MISSISSIPPI, MONTANA, NEW JERSEY, NEW MEXICO, NEW YORK, NORTH CAROLINA, OREGON, AND WASHINGTON D.C. AT THE END OF THE FIRST PROGRAM YEAR, FOODCORPS AMERICORPS MEMBERS WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR MEASURABLY IMPROVING CHILDREN'S PREFERENCE FOR AND BEHAVIOR TOWARD EATING HEALTHY FOODS, THEREBY OVERCOMING A KEY BARRIER IN ADDRESSING THE NATION'S COSTLY EPIDEMIC OF CHILDHOOD OBESITY AND OTHER DIET-RELATED DISEASES. IN ADDITION, AMERICORPS MEMBERS WILL LEVERAGE 4,500 VOLUNTEERS WHO WILL BE ENGAGED IN PROMOTING HEALTHY FOODS TO CHILDREN AND SUPPORTING LONG-TERM, HEALTHY CHANGES TO THE SCHOOL FOOD ENVIRONMENTS THAT AFFECT CHILDREN'S DIETARY BEHAVIOR. THIS PROGRAM WILL FOCUS ON THE CNCS FOCUS AREA OF HEALTHY FUTURES. THE CNCS INVESTMENT OF $2,310,000 WILL BE MATCHED WITH $2,940,000 IN PRIVATE FUNDING.

ENGAGES AMERICORPS MEMBERS IN FULL AND PART-TIME SERVICE TO MEET COMMUNITY NEEDS IN EDUCATION, THE ENVIRONMENT, HEALTH, VETERANS, AND OTHER AREAS

AMERICORPS FIXED AMOUNT GRANT

CN FARM TO SCHOOL GRANT

FARM TO SCHOOL GRANT PROGRAM

FARM TO SCHOOL GRANT PROGRAM

FOODCORPS FASLP: DEVELOPING THE NEXT GENERATION OF SCHOOL NUTRITION LEADERS

FOODCORPS FOOD AND AGRICULTURE SERVICE IMPLEMENTATION PROJECT

FARM TO SCHOOL GRANT PROGRAM

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