1. Alameda County Nutrition Services Presents

2. Champions for Change Cooking for Health Academy

3. The Goal The Goal To empower Champion for Change Healthy Living Council parents to become leaders To empower Champion for Change Healthy Living Council parents to become leaders

4. Who? 25 select parents from 13 school Champion for Change groups in Alameda County who are… 25 select parents from 13 school Champion for Change groups in Alameda County who are…

5. Willing to learn Willing to learn Willing to lead Willing to lead Committed Dedicated

6. What? A series of six consecutive classes that focus on A series of six consecutive classes that focus on Cooking skills Cooking skills Cooking skills Cooking skills Nutrition education Nutrition education Nutrition education Nutrition education Presentation skills Presentation skills Presentation skills Presentation skills

7. Where? Our partner agency Our partner agency Alameda County Community Food Bank Alameda County Community Food Bank Staff break room Staff break room

8. When? Once a month for six months Once a month for six months 3 rd Tuesday 3 rd Tuesday 9:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. 9:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.

9. PREPARATION for CLASS Set up chairs Set up the student teaching tables Place ingredients at each table

10. Chef Izzy teaches Harvest of the Month highlights Recipe concepts Nutrition facts Cooking skills

11. Serv Safe instructor, Rafael, teaches food safety

12. Practice time to learn the recipe and develop presentation skills

13. Successes Parents are: Parents are: Presenting recipes at meetings Learning cooking skills to share at home Learning cooking skills to share at home and in the community and in the community Developing confidence in leadership

14. Challenges Consistent attendance Consistent attendance Consistent attendance Consistent attendance Lack of transportation Lack of transportation Lack of transportation Lack of transportation Continuous reminders necessary Continuous reminders necessary Continuous reminders necessary Continuous reminders necessary

15. Next Steps Schedule events in summer for parents to conduct recipe demos Schedule events in summer for parents to conduct recipe demos Teach more leadership skills Teach more leadership skills Start a new group of parents in Fall 2012 Start a new group of parents in Fall 2012

16. Champions for Change Cooking for Health Academy