Results tagged “Operation Frontline” from No Kid Hungry blog
Introducing Share Our Strength’s COOKING MATTERS
Oct 16, 2010: Today, Share Our Strength unveiled a new name for our signature educational program: Cooking Matters™ (formerly Operation Frontline®) to over 100 volunteers, staff, and stakeholders from across the country at our annual Conference of Leaders.
Produce Fairs Making Healthy Eating Accessible
Oct 13, 2010: This past summer Operation Frontline Colorado took part in our fourth successful year of Produce and Health Fairs. The fairs provided free bags of fresh produce to improve the healthy eating of low-income Denver families.
Chefs Wanted!
Oct 6, 2010: Hear from chefs, volunteers and participants of Operation Frontline- a program where volunteer chefs & instructors educate children and families on how to prepare easy, cost-effective and healthy meals.
Operation Frontline Launches Its New and Improved Cooking Course for Kids
Oct 6, 2010: Operation Frontline's Jill Panichelli talks about the new and improved Kids Up Front program, that helps kids learn how to prepare healthy, tasty meals and snacks.
From the Frontline: Inside a Side By Side Class
Sep 29, 2010: An AmericaCorps with Operation Frontline takes us inside a Side By Side class, in which parents and children learn new cooking techniques together.
Frugal Fridays: Recipes inspired by Operation Frontline Seattle
Sep 10, 2010: For this Frugal Friday post, check out recipes inspired by our Operation Frontline class in Seattle, including Purple Vegetable Pancakes and Pineapple-Teriyaki Dipping Sauce.
Operation Hermosa Village
Sep 9, 2010: Operation Frontline's Cathy Berg visits the Hermosa Village, an affordable housing community in Anaheim, CA, for a gathering of 40 chefs conducting a nutrition outreach event.
From the Frontline: A Report from Seattle
Aug 31, 2010: Emily Gordon, an AmeriCorps with Operation Frontline in Seattle, provides and update on her work with cooking and nutrition classes.
A Hollywood Cooking Class for Kids and Their Moms
Aug 20, 2010: The last leg of our Summer Meals Tour visits sunny Southern California, where we take part in a class that teachers parents and kids about healthy cooking and nutrition.
Cooking Tips and Recipes Inspired by an Operation Frontline Class
Aug 17, 2010: An AmeriCorps with Operation Frontline in Massachusetts shares cooking tips and recipes that he learned through our courses and is now applying at home.
South Boston Grows a Garden
Aug 5, 2010: Tony Dellovo, a full-time AmeriCorps with Share Our Strength's Operation Frontline in Massachusetts, shares his experience working in an community garden in South Boston.
Colorado School Breakfast Challenge Launches
Aug 2, 2010: Ruth Stemler, Colorado State Director of Share Our Strength, reports on the launch of the Colorado School Breakfast Challenge
A Crucial Partnership in our Nation’s Capital
Jul 7, 2010: Share Our Strength funds many food banks, supporting programs that teach families how to stretch their food dollars and cook economical foods in healthy and delicious ways. In fact, many of our Operation Frontline partners are food banks. Learn more about the efforts of one such partner and grantee, the Capital Area Food Bank in Washington, DC.
Frugal Fridays: Matt's Recipe Remix
May 14, 2010: As AmeriCorps members we learn to live on a limited budget. Sometimes, we face challenges similar to those of our class participants: creating meals that are both tasty and nutritious on a limited budget.
From the Frontline: Marsha's Story
May 13, 2010: Girls from Marsha’s Girl Scout troop in our Side By Side class with Chef VinceAs part of AmeriCorps Week, May 8-15, Share Our Strength is highlighting stories from our AmeriCorps National Direct program members, volunteers who are integral to...
Operation Frontline Celebrates AmeriCorps Week
May 10, 2010: Today through Saturday, May 15 marks the fourth annual AmeriCorps Week, a time when AmeriCorps members, alums and programs shine a spotlight on the national service movement to promote volunteerism. Share Our Strength is proud to participate in the 2010...
Food Network Star Shares Operation Frontline Success Stories with Congress
Apr 29, 2010: On Wednesday, April 14 Congressman Joe Baca (CA-43), Chairman of the House Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition, and Forestry, held a hearing on “Access to Healthy Foods for Beneficiaries of Federal Nutrition Programs.” Food Network star Ellie Krieger, host...
Report from White House Childhood Obesity Meeting
Apr 15, 2010: Last Friday, I was lucky to be one of approximately 100 guests of the President’s Task Force on Childhood Obesity, called to the White House to share ideas and insights on how to “solve the epidemic of childhood obesity within...
From the Frontline: A Tale of Kale
Feb 15, 2010: The spirit of service has been exemplified recently by the outpouring of support for relief efforts in Haiti, and by AmeriCorps members around the nation during the National Day of Service this past Martin Luther King Day. As an Operation...
Wordless Wednesday
Feb 10, 2010: Photo of Operation Frontline participants, Martin and Karina Barrera, at Trinity Church in Hollywood, December 2009...
