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Feed the Hungry : how to set up and run a successful meal program / Shannah Pogline.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Pogline, Shannah, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Economic history.
- Unemployed.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (99 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Toronto, ON : Iguana Books, [2023]
- Summary:
- The number of people in the world who suffer from lack of nutrition or food as a result of poverty is constantly increasing.This book will guide the reader from the very beginning of creating a food program to the moment the food is placed in front of the client.
- Contents:
- Intro
- Chapter 1 Why Set Up a Meal Program?
- Seeing a Difference
- Answering the Critics
- Starting a Meal Program
- Chapter 2 What Does Your Community Need?
- Who Are Your Clients?
- What Do They Need?
- Refining Your Goals
- Chapter 3 Finding the Right Space
- A Place to Serve Your Clients
- A Suitable Kitchen
- Chapter 4 Finding the Right Staff
- Specific Roles
- Skill Requirements
- Volunteers or Employees?
- Finding Volunteers
- Hiring Paid Staff
- Orientation and Training
- Certifications
- Legal Issues
- Chapter 5 Setting Menus
- Type of Menu
- Healthy Food Choices
- Keeping it Simple
- Recipe Choices
- Food Preparation
- Chapter 6 Sourcing Ingredients
- Food Transportation and Storage
- Ordering
- Working with Other Food Programs
- Getting Food Donations
- Involving the Local Community
- Growing Your Own Food
- Chapter 7 Staying Within a Budget
- Equipment and Supply Donations
- Spending Less
- Reducing Waste
- Working with Volunteers
- Building Sustainability
- Chapter 8 Funding the Program
- Sponsors
- Grants
- Fundraising Events
- User Fees or Donations
- Chapter 9 Evaluating Your Program . . . and Spreading the Word
- Evaluating Your Program
- Marketing Your Program
- Helping Other Programs
- Appendix A A Sample Five-Week Menu Plan
- Appendix B Recipes and Serving Suggestions
- Appendix C Production Sheets for a Five-Week Menu Plan
- Appendix D Weekly Ordering Sheets for a Five-Week Menu Plan
- Appendix E Food Safety Sheets and Refrigerator/Freezer Temperature Audit Form
- Appendix F Personnel Forms
- Acknowledgements
- About the Author.
- Notes:
- Description based on print version record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Pogline, Shannah Feed the Hungry
- ISBN:
- 9781771805919
- OCLC:
- 1373347943
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