Only 4% of kids eat enough vegetables. We have to ACT NOW!
Through the Food Literacy Fund, our nonprofit can continue our
critical mission of inspiring kids to eat their vegetables, and
expand our programming to reach more kids in Sacramento. We need
your help to ensure our kids make healthy food choices that last
a lifetime.
The Food Literacy Fund provides crucial annual funding for our
three major programs, including:
Food Literacy Education
We provide weekly 45-minute food literacy classes delivered over
14 weeks in nine low-income elementary schools. In our
classrooms, students learn fruit and vegetable appreciation, how
to read a recipe, cooking skills – and they have fun. We are
unique in that we use positive reinforcement, getting kids
excited about fruits and vegetables through culturally
appropriate recipes, and hands-on activities.
After receiving food literacy education
- 96% of kids say healthy snacks taste good (attitude change)
- 96% know how to read an easy recipe (knowledge)
- 85% of students fearlessly tasted a new fruit or vegetable
each week through our Produce of the Day tasting (behavior)
We are changing kids’ attitude, knowledge and behavior toward
healthy eating.
Food Literacy Center is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization.
Donations to Food Literacy Center are tax deductible to the
extent allowed by law. Federal tax ID #45-3973268.
Food Literacy Academy
Our most innovative, scalable program is the Food Literacy
Academy. We created the academy, which trains community members
as food literacy instructors (we call them Food Geniuses) and
allows us to expand our curriculum across the region and
eventually the state. When we started this program, we were
reaching 120 kids per week. After training our first 20
instructors, we reached 2,400 in one summer! Community members
are asked to apply to the program. Applications are screened and
students are selected for the intensive 28-hour training on
topics of nutrition, food systems, food safety and specifically
how to implement Food Literacy Center’s curriculum, which is
based on positive reinforcement and having fun to inspire change.
Upon completion of the course, students are tested to become
certified Food Geniuses. In order to maintain their
certification, trainees are asked to provide volunteer service by
teaching food literacy classes. We now have 84 Food Geniuses
helping in nine schools and programs in 28 libraries across
Sacramento, Yolo and Placer Counties.
Food Literacy Center is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization.
Donations to Food Literacy Center are tax deductible to the
extent allowed by law. Federal tax ID #45-3973268.
