Cooking Matters for Kids- Patrick Henry Elementary
ORGANIZATION: Operation Food Search
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Are you interested in cooking? Nutrition Education? Then this opportunity is for you!
Cooking Matters is a six-week hands-on cooking and nutrition education class that meets once a week for two hours. Each course is team-taught by a Operation Food Search Nutrition Educator and a volunteer who teach children in 3rd through 5th grade how to prepare healthy meals and snacks and to make smart choices wherever they go - at school, at home, at the store, or out to eat. All volunteers must be able to commit to all 6 weeks of the course!
We ask that you arrive 1/2 hour before class to help set up and stay 1/2 hour after to help clean up!
Activities include: assisting with set up, activities, visual aids, teaching, cooking, and clean up. Anyone interested in working with low-income individuals from diverse backgrounds are welcome to apply for this position.
Great for Dietetic Students, RD's, Teachers, or Chefs!
Course Dates: all from 3:30p-6:30p
1/16
1/23
1/30
2/6
2/13
2/20
Please sign up here: https://operationfoodsearch.galaxydigital.com
More opportunities with Operation Food Search
No additional volunteer opportunities at this time.
About Operation Food Search
Location:
1644 Lotsie Boulevard, SAINT LOUIS, MO 63132, US
Mission Statement
The mission of Operation Food Search is to nourish and educate our neighbors in need to heal the hurt of hunger.
Description
Established in 1981 to address the growing problem of hunger, Operation Food Search has become the largest distributor of free food in the bi-state area helping to feed the region's poor.
Operation Food Search distributes more than 1.5 million pounds of food and household items to 250 community partner agencies that in turn feed 120,000 poor people every single month. Nearly half of the recipients are children.
The OFS service area includes 30 Illinois and Missouri counties surrounding the City of St. Louis.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
1120 N. 10th StreetSt. Louis, MO 63106
DATE POSTED
January 9, 2019
SKILLS
- Teaching / Instruction
- Cooking / Catering
- Nutrition
- People Skills
GOOD FOR
N/A
REQUIREMENTS
- Driver's License Needed
- Background Check
- Must be at least 18
- Orientation or Training
- 6 week session, 2 hour classes, 3 hours total for set-up and clean-up
- Must sign up for all 6 sessions