“Ending Hunger 1 Mobile Food Pantry” Jaci Kuszak and Jannessa Lorimer Loup City FCCLA Central Region Loup City Public Schools Loup City, Nebraska ‘‘No Kid Hungry’’ National Outreach Program - Senior

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Project Summary ●Purpose ●Goals ●FACS and Career Relationship

Purpose I.September chapter meeting A.“Share Our Strength”- “No Kid Hungry” I.Hunger facts A.CNCS 1.Local a) 175 people in Sherman County b) 83 are children B.No Kid Hungry website 1.State a) 1 in 5 of kids struggle with hunger b) 123,000 low-income children receive free/reduced lunch 2.National a) more than 16 million or 1 in 5 children

Goals 1.Promote “No Kid Hungry” campaign 2.Toiletry/Coat, hat, and glove drive 3. Mobile food pantry 4. Host canned food drive 5. Paper cupcake pledge

FACS and Career Relationship I.FCCLA mission statement II.Eight FCCLA purposes III.Two career pathways A.Arts, A/V Technology and Communication B.Human Services IV.National Family and Consumer Science standards Career, Community and Life Connections 2.0 and Reasoning for Action Interpersonal Communications Nutrition and Wellness

Form A Plan Who: Jaci Kuszak and Jannessa Lorimer What: To raise awareness of hunger and homelessness in Sherman County and to encourage the community members to contribute in our scheduled events. When: August 15, present Where: FACS classroom, Junior High School gymnasium, Loup City Community Center, and local businesses How: Meetings to plan various fundraisers and activities, work days to collect, count, and deliver for events and time to promote the various events. Cost: $16.60 for hotdogs and $9.00 for hotdog buns. Prizes were donated by CNCS. Our time for preparation and monitoring scheduled activities.

Human Resources: FACS teacher/ FCCLA adviser, CNCS Family Outreach manager, FCCLA members, K-12th grade students, parents, teachers, administration, supportive staff, community members, and basketball spectators, Chamber of Commerce, and local business owners and managers. Non-Human Resources: 2014 National FCCLA and No Kid Hungry websites, CNCS, Sherman County Times, Trotter’s Whoa & Go, Loup City Diner, Joe’s Market, King’s Home Furnishing Variety and Gifts, Wood River Public School, Citizens Bank, Rose Lane, Loup City Lanes, and Goldenrod Gallery. Evaluation: Counting the number of items after toiletry and coats, hats, and gloves collections. Money collected from cupcake pledge event. Prizes were awarded to the winners for the two drives. Form A Plan

Education and Awareness Activities Service Learning Community Service

Education and Awareness Activities Planning presentation with Emily, CNCS Family Outreach Manager November 17, 2014: “Hunger and Homeless Awareness” presentation

Service Learning I.Parenting/Child Development class learned to: A. Apply practical reasoning process B. Demonstrate respect for diverse populations C. Integrate respectful and caring relationships D. Demonstrate communication skills

Fundraising activities I.Canned food for a hotdog held during girls and boys’ basketball game on January 16, 2015 I.“Paper Cupcake Pledge” from February , 2015 in local businesses A.50% of proceeds to “Share Our Strength program and remaining 50% to our local food pantry

Overall Project Goals and Impact I.Promote “No Kid Hungry” campaign ●Reached 250 people (K-8th grade students and teachers) I.Mobile food pantry ●Served 340 people I.Toiletry pantry drive ●Collected 183 items I.Coat, hat, and glove drive ●Collected 164 items I.Host food pantry drive during home basketball game ●Collected 60 items I.Paper cupcake pledge ●Goal is to collect $250.00

Work Cited Angeli, E., Wagner, J., Lawrick, E., Moore, K., Anderson, M.,Soderlund, L., & Brizee, A. (2013, January 15). General format. Retrieved from (2014, November). FCCLA STAR Information Sheet. National FCCLA Website. Retrieved November 20, 2014 from (2014, October). FCCLA STAR Event Resources. National FCCLA Website. Retrieved October 20, 2014 from (2014, October). FCCLA STAR Event Descriptions. National FCCLA Website. Retrieved October 1, 2014 from (2014, November). National Standards and Competencies. National Association of State Administration of Family and Consumer Sciences Website. Retrieved November 20, 2014 from Ripp, Emily. Personal interview. 3, Sep Ripp, Emily. Personal interview. 17, Nov This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License

Next year’s goal Educate and involve peers and members of community to pledge and participate in events Special Thank You Members of school and community for support of projects and events

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