1. Food & Technology CTEP Civic Engagement Project
Hannah Frey, Jacob Siekmeier, & Tess Chudzik

2. Why is nutrition important? Let’s ask Bill!

3. Our project Provided weekly cooking classes to teens over the summer
Integrated technology activities
Food photography
Saving and sharing recipes with future cooking club members through blogging
Researching nutritious recipes online
Technology is a tool that can improve multiple aspects of your life
Exposure to new ideas, resources, and information

4. INSPIRATION Food deserts
Goal: Help youth learn to make quick and nutritious food
Use technology to help research resources, share with each other, and make it fun!

5. Our project partner & site
CommonBond
more than 6,000 affordable rental apartments and townhomes
over 10,000 residents (2,800 youth)

6. SKYLINE Tower Advantage Services Childcare Adult ed. Homework help
Teen room

7. Bringing the hose back after watering the garden

8. COOKING

9. THE BLOG
skylinecookingclub.wordpress.com

10. WHAT WOULD WE CHANGE?
More focus on technology activities--cooking took up 80% of our time and efforts
Stronger attendance--more outreach to sites to expand to multiple programs
Teach adults as well as youth

11. THINGS THAT ROCK!
Teen group has a record of their cooking, and can continue the blog!
Project was adapted to fit the age group
We are still cooking and blogging next week!

12. Thank You Skyline Tower staff and residents Lisa and Joel
CTEP members past and present