Food For All Personal Statement

I have many experiences with community service since I am very passionate about helping people and the less unfortunate. I have volunteered in many activities to help my community, for example, Eagle Scream Fest, Dia del Nino, Closet to Closet, Multicultural night and the best one Food for Families. Food for Families is a non-profit organization that distributes free food twice a month. I have been involved with this organization since the beginning which has been two years. I love volunteering with the organization because I am able to see the difference that is making to

During 2014/2015 we served 354,170 meals, including 330,735 hot lunches, to our homebound neighbors. The remaining meals provided either a lunch or breakfast bag to help our most vulnerable clients. Recognizing that seniors in our state are disproportionally susceptible to going hungry, we are making every effort to combat food insecurity by providing more quality and nutritious foods.

I grew up with my mom and three younger sisters in the very small rural community of Anderson in Northern California. Coming from a large family headed by a single mother, I always knew that I'd have to pay for school on my own. That's why I am so grateful for receiving this culinary scholarship. I'll be able to take out far fewer loans and really focus on my education at OCCI, rather than worry about how I'm going to pay for it.

Over the last 17 years the number of families actively been served has fluctuated. As of right now, they are serving around 300 families per month. Each month, families are given approximately $100 worth of groceries. A member of each household arrives on either Monday or Friday to pick up their food box. Each week the food box contains bread, dairy, produce and pantry items. The future of Least of the Brethren is looking very bright. Later this month the pantry will be operating their Mobile Market. The Mobile Market is fairly new but has received great feedback. Volunteers will line food up outside the pantry and those in need will simply pull up, each vehicle is then load with an abundance of food. This is the only time families receive more than their monthly allotment of

Soup kitchens and food pantries are also important and mostly unfunded organizations that are helping to fight hunger. Food pantries are located throughout North Carolina and almost every county or town has one. Here, families can purchase foods at a discounted price or receive them for free. Most are set up just as a grocery store would be and have many different options for food. Almost all sites accept donations of money or food. The most common donated items are canned foods, such as soups and canned vegetables; and boxed sides such as mashed potatoes and macaroni, because most just need to have water added and can be easily fixed. Although there are thousands of food pantries, twenty-eight percent of clients get turned away because a shortage of food, which means many end up going hungry (“All About Hunger”). Soup kitchens also provide free meals to families and their children. Soup kitchens rely on citizens to volunteer to cook and serve food. Volunteers must buy and cook the meals with their own money and some money donated by the kitchen. Most kitchens serve foods with a lot of carbs to keep the children full longer since most only get one to two meals a day. This is also a good resource for children because they can come by themselves to have a free meal, or by coming with their

My passion for service and leadership has grown through my involvement in FCCLA, Honor Society, and Spirit Club. I would love to expand my leadership skills by working with my fellow peers as a student body officer and grow my love for community service as the service representative.

lunch to help feed them and keep them focus during the day. This program also benefits farmers

Denny’s can impact childhood hunger in the US by working closely with food banks across the nation, creating food pantries, and creating community gardens in low income areas. Food banks collects food from many different sources and it also distributes its resources. Furthermore, creating a food pantry in high schools that are in low income areas can help families. Students who attend these high schools will also be from families who struggle with obtaining food. Moreover, students can come to the pantry and get some food for their families. In addition, a high school is a central location for numerous families. High schools Students can volunteer in expanding the food pantry, who will also work closely with the city’s food banks.

To help mitigate the threat of hunger that affects American families all over the country, The Salvation Army serves 60 million meals to anyone in need through its many soup kitchens, sit-down meal programs, food pantries and community gardens. As a fundamental part of this organization’s mission, these nutritional meals

Staff and volunteers focus on connecting directly with people in need and creating programs that empower them to reduce their own food insecurities and improve their own health. IFFS’s website explains, “People are hungry for two main reasons: 1. lack of income to purchase sufficient food 2. lack of access to good food. Ultimately, the root of hunger lies in poverty and our impoverished communities.”

What motivate me most is how well Peace Corps overlaps with my life aspirations. I plan to attain my master’s degree in international economic development and study for the Foreign Service examination. A key aspect in accomplishing my goals is to go abroad and directly interacting with diverse communities that I am so keen on helping. I have worked with many non-profits in the metro Atlanta community that aim to decrease the homeliness population or help inner city youths. This combine with the vast

A miserable economy, high unemployment, increased poverty and a dis- appearing middle class is adding up to more hunger, and the ACFB has responded, increasing food distribution by more than 30 percent a year for the past three years. Without increasing staff and utilizing more than 1,000 volunteers a month, the ACFB dispersed about 34 million pounds of food (Grillo,

Naturally, one of the reasons I chose to perform service at this location is because they have weekly volunteer opportunities. Also, I decided to work with this organization because I’m very passionate about helping the community and those most in need. By providing people with a nourishing meal, it not only combats hunger and poverty in the city, but it also humanizes those who are often maltreated.

When I started my college journey I wasn’t sure how, but I knew I wanted to help people. After completing a nutrition course and I was amazed by the impact that nutrition has on the human body. It was then when I decided to pursue a career in Dietetics, I wanted mycareer to be applicable to my personal life. because I wanted to study something that would be applicable to my daily life. My family has struggled with Hypertension and Diabetes for a number of years, which also motivates me to learn about disease prevention through nutrition. I am passionate about nutrition and helping others achieve a healthy lifestyle and wellbeing through a healthy well balanced diet. I enjoy being exposed to new things that can expand my knowledge (move to a

From a young age, I have always wanted to know how and why the things around me work. Science was one of my more well-liked subjects throughout my schooling years. I am able to excel in these subjects because I have developed a strong interest in them and I enjoy the process of learning new things. I have always wanted to go to university to study a science-based subject. While browsing through the variety of courses available in your university, I came across "Food Science" and it caught my attention. That was when I knew it would be the right course for me.