Food Empowerment Project Training #2

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Hi,

 

Food Empowerment Project is conducting a 2nd training for our survey and we are

looking for volunteers to help!

 

Our goal is to get healthier food options (fruits, vegetables, dairy & meat

alternatives) into Santa Clara County with our focus being on those who are the

most vulnerable - communities of color and those who have very few resources.

 

If you have ever wanted to combine your interest in promoting veganism with

helping people, this is the perfect opportunity!

 

Thanks to everyone who participated in our last survey training. We have since

made adjustments to the survey and at this 2nd training we will have copies

ready for people to take with them to begin conducting the survey.

 

The work entails filling out the surveys in grocery stores, markets, etc. in

low-income and high-income areas of Santa Clara County (we have all of this

data).

 

After all of the data is collected and analyzed, we will make the information

public and then go back into the low-income areas to determine how they might

want to receive access to healthy foods. Our goal is to work to change the fact

that there is a lack of healthy food options in these areas.

 

Food Empowerment Project is an all volunteer, vegan organization and is going to

be counting on interested volunteers to come out and help us when you can.

 

We have set up a date to do the training on Sunday, March 8 so that everyone

understands what needs to be done and why we need the particular information

that's on the surveys. We will also be happy to answer and address any questions

or thoughts you might have.  The training will take place at the Martin Luther

King, Jr. Library from 2pm to 3:30pm in room 255/257 (MLK, Jr. Library is

located at 150 E San Fernando St, San Jose, CA). Che Green, who runs the Humane

Research Council (the social marketing research company working with us), will

be in attendance to help with questions regarding the survey.

   

Please RSVP to me at lauren as soon as you can!

 

Thank you so much for your time and consideration. I have pasted below the

mission of our organization. In a nutshell, we want to empower people with their

food choices to have a positive impact on animals, farm workers, the environment

and their health - with a focus on those who have been historically

disenfranchised.

 

In solidarity,

lauren 

 

lauren Ornelas

Founder/Executive Director

Food Empowerment Project

P.O. Box 7071

San Jose, CA 95150

530.848.4021

www.foodispower.org

www.veganmexican.com

 

Because your food choices can change the world

 

The Food Empowerment Project seeks to create a more just and sustainable world

by recognizing the power of one's food choices. We encourage healthy food

choices that reflect a more compassionate society by spotlighting the abuse of

animals on farms, the depletion of natural resources, unfair working conditions

for produce workers, and the unavailability of healthy foods in low-income

areas.

 

By making informed choices, we can prevent injustices against animals, people,

and the environment. We also work to discourage negligent corporations from

pushing unhealthy foods into low-income areas and empower people to make

healthier choices by growing their own fruits and vegetables. In all of our

work, the Food Empowerment Project seeks specifically to empower those with the

fewest resources.