Our Impact
FoodCorps aims to produce a measurably healthier school food environment and serve as a resource to researchers across the school food field.
Building from this results-driven deployment of resources, FoodCorps stands ready to be a critical player in achieving the larger goal established by the White House Let's Move Initiative: bringing childhood obesity rates back below 5% by 2030.
"One of my second graders shouted 'I love vegetables! and I LOVE raw kale!' My mind was blown!" - Leah Chapman, service member
Nutrition Education:
We measure how many children our service members reach—with at least 10 hours of garden-enhanced nutrition education. We know that interacting with a child once or twice is not enough to make real headway. We also do assessment surveys that we hope will demonstrate a measurable shift in attitude toward healthy foods.
Engaging with Gardens:
We measure how many gardens our service members build, revive and tend because gardens are powerful tools for engaging children to be more adventurous eaters, and for engaging parents and community members to become advocates for healthier school lunch.
Access to Healthy Food:
We measure how much fresh produce is donated to families in the community because we know that changing attitudes towards fresh healthy food is not enough. Communities must also have access to those healthy foods, both inside and outside the school environment.
Strengthening Communities:
We measure the number of community volunteers our service members recruit, train and place in school garden because we recognize that we can't work in a school forever. By recruiting volunteers from the local community, we put long-term sustainability in place for the healhty food environments we help create.
