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Cooking Matters Illinois

Childhood Hunger in America

16 million American kids live in families who

struggle to put food on the table. That’s 1 in 5 kids at risk of hunger.

Hunger & Poverty Statistics in Illinois

Poverty In 2012, the official poverty rate in Illinois was

14.7% with 1.85 million people living in poverty The poverty rate in 2011 for children under age 18 was 20.7%

Food Insecurity In 2011, 15.2% (1.95 million) of Illinois

residents live in households that lack the means to get enough nutritious food on a regular basis

Federal Food Assistance Programs in Illinois

874,109 households in Illinois received assistance from SNAP. The number of SNAP recipients has increased 48% since 2007.

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• Ensuring kids get consistent access to healthy

foods through public food and nutrition programs.

• Empowering parents and caregivers with

education to get the most out of those programs – and all of their food resources – through Cooking Matters.

Surrounding children with the healthy food they need, every day.

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Cooking Matters: National Reach

http://cookingmatters.org/where-we-work/lead-partners/

Food Skills in Demand

www.CookingMatters.org/ItsDinnertime

Linking Access to Food with the Skills Needed to Make Healthy Meals

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Participation in Nutrition Assistance Programs

59% of participants receive at least one form of assistance

Participant Race/Ethnicity

Pacific Islander 1% Native American 8% Asian 2% White 21% Latino 30% African American 68%

Pacific Islander 0%

Native American

2%

Asian 1% Other 14%

Average Household Size: 2.83 Average Number

• f Children: 086

Adults with Children in the Home: 43%

*Respondents could select more than one response to each question, so percentages will not sum to 100%.

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Cooking Matters: Participants

8% Head Start 11% Food Pantry or Commodities 28% SNAP (Food Stamps) 29% Free/ Reduced-Price School Meals WIC 15%

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How it works

Host Agency

Cooking Matters Courses 12 hours of hands-on instruction & learning

Volunteers

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Specialized Curricula

Curricula

Adults*

EXTRA for Parents

• f Preschoolers*

Child Care Professionals

EXTRA for Wellness

Families* Teens Kids, 3rd – 5th grade

EXTRA for Diabetes

* Available in both English and Spanish

Interested in becoming a volunteer?

Volunteer Positions

• Course Instructor (culinary or

nutrition)

• Class Assistant
• Store Tour Leader
• Grocery Shopper

For more information contact Tatiana Lakshmanan tlakshmanan@everthriveil.org

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Alternative ways to volunteer/donate

• Staff a health fair or one day events
• Donate new or gently used kitchen

items

• Adopt a class: sponsor a 6-week course

by covering the cost of groceries

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Interested in becoming a host site?

Qualifications

• Kitchen and/or a meeting area
• Responsible for recruiting participants
• Fill out Host site application

Alternative Cooking Matters Courses

• Cooking Matters at the Store
• Cooking Demo

For more information contact Lilah Handler lhandler@everthriveil.org

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Contact us

General inquiries contact:

• Lilah Handler

lhandler@everthriveil.org

• Lolita Lopez

llopez@everthriveil.org

• Ph: 312/491-8161

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