FoodWIse Impact September 2023

  • New partnership with South High School to provide Spanish language nutrition education classes to Hispanic.org, which is an afterschool club for Hispanic/LatinX students. The goal of the classes is to use culturally relevant food to teach high school students basic kitchen skills.
  • New partnership with the Production Farm, an organization that provides mental and behavioral services to individuals and families in Sheboygan County. The purpose of FoodWIse nutrition education classes for Production Farm clients is to integrate healthy foods and physical activity into their daily lives and to improve their overall health.
  • New partnership with the Hmong Mutual Assistance Association (HMAA) to support their newly developed community meal site by both providing resources on how HMAA volunteers can serve healthier meals and by providing nutrition education classes to meal site recipients. The goal is to address food insecurity among the Hmong community in Sheboygan County.
  • Organizing a focus group for customers using EBT (FoodShare) at the Sheboygan County Interfaith Organization farmers market, in which nearly 40 customers signed up as interested in participating in a community conversation. The goal is to collect feedback on customers’ understanding and use of farmers market incentive programs, which help address food insecurity in Sheboygan County.
  • Partnered with Sheboygan County Interfaith Organization (SCIO) to conduct surveys for EBT (FoodShare) customers at the farmers market, which collected 41 surveys in English and Spanish. The goal is to collect feedback on customers’ understanding and use of farmers market incentive programs, which help address food insecurity in Sheboygan County.
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