Story Behind the Curve
- Worked with a variety of age groups
- Some of the youngest children were preschool and found the concepts more challenging
- Program participated in a number of events throughout the year with varying audiences and population demographics
- Planned activites that were appropriate for each event
- Participated in some ongoing lessons with groups
Partners
- Critchlow Adkins Childrens Centers - preschool and school age children
- Chapel and Easton Elementary - Provide facility, organize participants, school age children
- St. Michael’s Community Center- Provide facility, help in administering program
- Chapel and Easton elementary, preschool and school age children,
- The Kinder Garden, preschool – Provide facility, organize participants
- BAAM program – Provided facility and use of kitchen
- TAYA – Provided facility and organized participants
- Brooklets Senior Center - Provided facility, scheduled event on calendar and provided sign-up sheet
- Scott’s United Methodist Church – Provided facility and use of kitchen, scheduled event and put in church bulletin, provided sign-up sheet
- Chesapeake Multi-Cultural Resource center- Thankful to Wellness event – provided facility, translated from Spanish to English, organized sign up
- Neighborhood Service center food pantry- Provided facility and kitchen usage
- 4-H
Action Plan
- Update wording of surveys to accomodate ages of participants
- Continue current partnerships and recurring groups where appropriate
- Expand partnertships to establish new presentations
Program Summary
The University of MD Extension will implement nutrition and gardening education to the community and provide coordination of the Talbot County Hunger Coalition.
Target Population
Food Insecure Children and Families in Talbot
County
Measures
Time
Period
Period
Current Actual Value
Current Target Value
Current
Trend
Trend
Baseline
% Change
% Change
FY 2018
1,351
1
83%