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D36. Please <br />describe how you will <br />engage with and/or <br />educate project <br />participants and/or <br />the community. (250 <br />word limit) <br />TABLE doesn’t just send out healthy food and hope for the best. W e <br />ensure kids have the means to learn about nutrition, good eating habits, <br />cooking, and improving their health. <br />Through our Chefs@Home program, TABLE delivers monthly nutrition kits <br />to encourage families to get excited about cooking together. One kit <br />included: fresh local basil (grown by Jim Sander and volunteers at <br />W ildflower Lane Farm), a recipe for pesto, all needed ingredients, link to <br />our cooking video, and a pot, soil, and seeds for kids to grow their own <br />basil at home. Access to, exposure to, and education around fresh produce <br />increases consumption and therefore overall health. Over 60% of our <br />participants have improved physical health. Plus, research shows that <br />family meals improve everyone’s health, and nearly 70% of our participants <br />report having more family meals with TABLE. <br />Plus, our Family Fun Days provide opportunities for engagement with <br />participants, fun family-friendly activities like Zumba, cooking (smoothies, <br />homemade pizzas, and more), and farmers’ market field trips to visit our <br />other local farm partners’ stalls. W e are hoping to also have on-site farm <br />days for families this coming year (‘25-26)! <br />W e’re the only local nonprofit delivering nourishing food and nutrition <br />education straight to children's homes every week. Through expanding our <br />W ildflower Lane Farm partnership to include Twin Creeks, we are <br />increasing the impact we’re making on the local food system, on the <br />environment, and ultimately on kids’ health both today and longterm. <br />D37. How will you <br />measure the success <br />of that engagement <br />or educational effort? <br />(200 word limit) <br />Each year, TABLE distributes our annual survey to all participating parents. <br />This includes questions about food preferences, impact on health and well- <br />being, enjoyment of programming, culturally-relevant food needs, and more. <br />W e will be able to see if families attend and enjoy the Family Fun Days, if <br />they are utilizing the meal kits, and if parents report that their children <br />experience better eating habits and improved physical health from having <br />access to adequate healthy food. <br />D38. Is there <br />anything else you <br />would like to add <br />about the benefits of <br />your project, how <br />much community <br />engagement and/or <br />education it will <br />create, or how long it <br />will last? (150 word <br />limit) <br />N/A <br />Criterion 7 - Time to Complete This criterion has a maximum score of 3 <br />points (out of a total of 26 points). <br />Docusign Envelope ID: 607995AB-FD72-4B81-91C2-2C0A73A91963