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Volunteers:
Making a Better Tomorrow Today!
We
are very fortunate at the Food Bank to have more than 300
dedicated volunteers that give thousands of hours every year.
Volunteers
range in age from 10 years old to their 90s. Our volunteers
are critical to the Food Bank’s operations; they do everything
from picking up day-old bread at local retailers and distributing
food to our clients to ensuring to sorting our donations and
being a vital asset to our office team.
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Hunger 101: a role-playing workshop
The Food Bank for
Monterey County offers "Hunger 101," an interactive role-playing
experience, to schools, businesses and other community groups.
Using the demographics of Monterey County, each person assumes an
identity based on the experiences of persons with no or low income.
Then they receive a budget worksheet and calculate what remains
for food, after paying bills.
The goal in "Hunger
101" is to obtain enough food to feed yourself and your family
for one day given your limited household budget. The scenario allows
participants to access a mock food stamp office, a soup kitchen,
a grocery, and a food bank.
This workshop helps
people to understand the challenges of having a low income in Monterey
County. After the decisions have been made about how to spend food
money, the floor is open to discussion and comments.
Our experience with "Hunger 101" has been overwhelmingly
positive. People call it "a real eye opener" and say it
promotes a "renewal" of understanding.
Allowing for some discussion, the basic workshop takes 50 minutes
and is best with 25 to 40 participants. We can, however, customize
this presentation for your group.
To arrange for a session of "Hunger 101" or to ask further
questions, please call Lee Hulquist at the Food Bank for Monterey
County at (831) 758-1523 or (800) 870-FOOD (870-3663) or email
lhulquist@food4hungry.org. (There is no charge for this workshop.)
"Hunger 101" is a scenario that originated with the Atlanta
Food Bank and is now used by many food banks in California.
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