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Improving Food Access in Prince George’s ‘Food Desert’
Through education and community involvement
Group 1: Ayla Cash, Heba Elnaiem, Eliza Mette, Dexter Thomas
Group 2: Maddie Epping, Johnetta Saygbe, Brian Smith, Alec Walker
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Introduction:Food Deserts
• Hard to find nutritious,
affordable food
• Poverty and poor health
reinforce one another
• USDA identified 10 food deserts
in prince George’s County,
including Capitol Heights
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Community Contact
• Met with Town Hall administrators
• Led to potential projects:
1. Community education initiative at Capitol
Heights ES
2. “Got Hope” & food distribution
• Wrap-up with community block party
Group 1:Garden-Grown Food Redistribution
• Made contact with Got Hope
• Began to assess specific needs:
– Food storage problem
• Have consistent food supply, but
going to waste without anywhere
to store it
– Unable to afford 501(c)(3) fee
Group 2:Community Education Initiative
• PTA and teacher contact at Capitol
Heights ES
• “Healthy Eating and Urban Farming”
curriculum
• Lack of response or interest from
school
• Shift in educational outreach efforts
to seniors
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Project Evolution & Merge
• Concern about long-term impact
• Decision to merge and delegate tasks to
individuals and smaller sub-groups
• Working in direct response to community vs.
our initial objectives
Results
Result 1:Healthy Living Booklet
"What information would encourage individuals to buy healthier foods? Is it recipes with prices, information on how to get to the grocery store, or information on the benefits of eating healthy?“
All of these things would be helpful. Basically, a guide with clear-cut info on how to make eating healthy easy is what the goal should be, and this info would greatly
contribute to that. – Ms. Payne, Got Hope
Result 2:Senior Healthful Eating Workshop
• Affordability of Healthy Food (5 min
presentation)
• Small group activities
– Sugar savvy, disease risk, nutrition
needs
• Food preparation in small groups
– Everlasting Life samples
• Wrap-up, followed by Q&A
Result 3:Fundraising Event
Result 4:Unity in the Community
• Booklet distributed alongside
Got Hope food baskets
• 60+ bags of groceries
distributed
• Education
– Booklets
– PCRM materials
– Networking
Summary of Results
1. Healthy Living Booklet
2. Fundraiser & 501(c)(3)
3. Healthy Living Workshop
4. Unity in the Community
Conclusions
• Importance of working with community
• Being aware of limitations and time restraints
• Experience was positive and enriching
• Planted seeds for long-term impact
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• Reschedule Healthful Eating Workshop
• Table at 1st Annual Capitol Heights Day
• Got Hope
– 501(c)(3) status
– Bank account
– Networking
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