The Minnesota Food & Nutrition Network

Member success stories

Minnesota Family, Career & Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) used their grant to implement a mentorship program called “Nutrition Buddies”. Minnesota FCCLA student members are trained on food insecurity, state and county food assistance programs, and utilization of various resources available from the USDA for teaching young children about healthy living. Mentors then locate a target population of children within their home communities who qualify for free or reduced school lunches.

During the pilot year of the “Nutrition Buddies” program, over 4,000 contacts were made by Minnesota FCCLA members with children throughout the state!

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With their grant allocation, Hennepin County Health Promotion Division initiated and sustained the EatWell Program to increase fruit and vegetable consumption among older adults in Northeast Minneapolis.

During the two-year program, group nutrition education sessions were held in the community, and community access to fresh fruits and vegetables was made easier. Over 900 older adults were reached and 56,700 pounds of produce was distributed.

Partner Organizations

• Arrowhead Economic Opportunity Agency, Inc.
• Carver Scott Educational Cooperative
• Community Action Partnership of Ramsey and
• Washington Counties/Head Start
• Council of Regional Public Library System
• Administrators
• Hennepin County Community Health Dept.:
  • Health Promotion
  • WIC/Nutrition Program
• Hunger Solutions Minnesota
• Midwest Dairy Council
• Minnesota Promise Fellows
• Minnesota Beef Council
• Minnesota Department of Agriculture:
  • Farmers Market Nutrition Program (FMNP)
• Minnesota Department of Education:
  • Food and Nutrition Service
• Minnesota Department of Health:
  • Center for Health Promotion
  • Commodity Supplemental Food Program/WIC
• Minnesota Department of Human Services:
  • Food Support Program
  • Office of Economic Opportunity
• Minnesota Farm Bureau Federation
• Minnesota FoodShare
• Minnesota Head Start–State Collaboration Project
• Minnesota Public Health Association
• Minnesota School Nutrition Association
• MN Family, Career and Community Leaders of
• America
• Reach-UP, Inc. / Headstart, St. Cloud
• Second Harvest Heartland
• University of Minnesota:
  • Department of Food Science and Nutrition
  • Extension Service/Health & Nutrition Programs
• Volunteers of America - Senior Nutrition Program