Exploring the Healthy Meal Landscape in City Heights
ABOUT KITCHENS FOR GOOD
Kitchens for Good breaks the cycles of food waste, poverty and hunger through innovative programs in workforce training, healthy meal production, & social enterprise. Please visit kitchensforgood.org for more info.
PROJECT OVERVIEW
In partnership with Price Philanthropies, Kitchens for Good will be conducting a Community-based Collaborative Research project to understand City Heights’ local food landscape and learn about working families’ needs and suggestions for accessible healthy meals in the neighborhood. More specifically, this project aims to identify the key barriers to healthy meal access (if any) for working families and residents’ recommended meal distribution models that could increase access to affordable, convenient, and nutritious meals. KFG defines “accessible healthy meals” as meals that are geographically close, affordable, culturally appropriate, and nutritious. Based on the findings of the study and recommended solutions, KFG will conduct and assess 2-3 pilot programs. Methods: We aim to collect and analyze rich data from a diverse cross-section of City Heights residents through a combination of surveys, interviews, focus groups, community mapping, and observational scans.
QUALIFICATIONS:
Must be an engaged City Heights community member with an interest in helping to identify and advance healthy food access in the neighborhood COMMITMENT:
Attend monthly meetings (5 total) and at least one community mapping session (3 total)
COMPENSATION: You will be compensated $50 for every advisory and mapping meeting you attend. You will also be included in any co-authorship and receive community recognition of your role in the study.
PROJECT DURATION:
This project will run from August 2018 - December 2018
If interested, please email Brett@KitchensForGood.org for more information.
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