Cooking Matters at the Store
NHSA's New Partner: Cooking Matters at the Store
The National Head Start Association has proudly partnered with Share our Strength to connect young children to healthy food by offering Cooking Matters at the Store mini-grants to reach 10,000 Head Start families this year.
Cooking Matters at the Store is an interactive grocery store tour that teaches families to shop for healthy, affordable food as part of the No Kid Hungry campaign, working to connecting kids at risk of hunger in America with the healthy food they need every day.
View a Webinar about this initiative!
Watch a recent webinar put on by NHSA and Share our Strength to learn how educators and organizations are helping families learn strategies to buy healthy, delicious foods on a limited budget.
Click here to watch the webinar.
Click here to download Powerpoint slides from a previous webinar.
About the Mini-Grants
Mini-grants of $100 each will help Head Start programs facilitate shopping tours for up to 25 people. Each mini-grant comes with easy-to-follow instructions, materials, and other fun stuff for families. Programs can request as many mini-grants as they can successfully facilitate before December 15, 2013.
To learn more, look over this fact sheet (PDF).Some highlights of this program include:
- 58% of graduates intend to compare unit prices to find the best deal
- 63% of graduates intend to read ingredient lists to identify whole grains
- 58% of graduates intend to compare food labels to make healthy choices
Benefits for NHSA Members
Quality education to build cooking and shopping skills is essential to help connect kids at risk of hunger to healthy food every day. All families want to provide healthy meals at home, but many struggle to afford healthy groceries and prepare enjoyable meals. Cooking Matters at the Store participants learn smart shopping by reading food labels and comparing unit prices, receive hands-on cooking skills, and learn how to get the most out of their food resources. With these types of food skills, families are empowered to make healthy meals on a tight budget!
As part of this partnership NHSA will be administering mini-grants to Head Start programs across the country to reach 10,000 families in 2013.
Cooking Matters at the Store Provides:
- Participant booklets with tips and recipes
- Reusable grocery bags
- Interactive and on-going training
- Technical support
- Smart phone app with 100s of affordable recepies!
- Tour leader flip books and planning guides
- Template recruitment flyers and communications
Eligibility
Click here to view the elibility requirements for the mini-grants.
Apply today!
Applications will be accepted through November 1st, 2013. To receive a grant please fill out the registration form and accompanying W-9 form, and send the completed materials to Siria Rioja at srioja@nhsa.org.*
*Be sure to indicate the number of mini-grants requested on the bottom of the form. Please use your agency's information (i.e. EIN, mailing address, etc.) when completing the W-9 Form. The W-9 form must be received along with your application to process the mini-grant.
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Siria Rioja at srioja@nhsa.org.