Contact: Lindy Wood, Education and Outreach Coordinator, at lindy.wood@acfb.org or (404) 892-3333 Ext. 1228.
Hunger 101 is one of the many ways ACFB can help you get educated about hunger and poverty. Read on to learn more about Hunger 101, our newly updated and free downloadable curricula and our other initiatives such as The Youth Summit and The Community Food Game.
A project of the Atlanta Community Food Bank, Hunger 101 is an intro to hunger and poverty issues in the United States and Georgia. The Hunger 101 project includes online curricula materials that you can download for free and use within your very own community to facilitate hunger education. It also includes workshops that we can lead for you, either here at the Food Bank, or at your school, or organization.
Curricula - In commitment to our mission of fighting hunger by engaging, educating and empowering the community, the Atlanta Community Food Bank created the very first Hunger 101 Project and curriculum back in the early 1990s. Today, many other food banks in the Feeding America network have adopted Hunger 101. We have updated our materials over the years and are excited to introduce a brand new version as of September 2010. As always, curricula modules are available online free of charge--see here for the current list with download links.
Workshops - All of our workshops are interactive, and designed to further our mission of fighting hunger by engaging, educating and empowering our community. Workshops are modified to fit within a variety of time slots and age groups. We have created and incorporated a wide range of appropriate educational tools, activities, and discussion into each of our workshops. If you would like to schedule a workshop, please contact Education and Outreach Coordinator Lindy Wood at lindy.wood@acfb.org.
Our curricula and workshops are free of charge. What we ask is this: if you participate in any of our workshops and/or presentations, we request that you initiate a minimum of one action step to support our work in community. Action steps could include volunteering, organizing a food drive, educating others about hunger, or responding to an anti-hunger advocacy alert by contacting your legislators.
Youth Summit on Hunger and Poverty
Youth Summit – Each year we host a Summit on hunger and poverty for metro-Atlanta high school students who wish to gain in-depth knowledge about hunger and poverty issues. Students will participate in field trips, service projects, and learn about impactful community and governmental responses to hunger and poverty. The Summit empowers them to take action, helping them to identify, plan and initiate an action plan to help fight hunger within their own communities. In an effort to engage more students, we are offering two 4-day Youth Summits this summer. Click here to learn more or to begin the 2012 application process.
Community Food GameThis interactive role-play experience is a powerful way to explore food insecurity and hunger in the United States. Appropriate for groups of 20-50, participants take on the roles of consumers, community organization leaders, grocery store employees, or social service representatives. This activity needs a 1.5 hour minimum time frame to include activity and discussion. If you would like a shorter game for a smaller group, Feast or Famine – The Food Security Board Game is another great option.
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