A LOOK INTO HUNGER: FROM PAST TO PRESENT TO A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE

Jacobs & Cushman San Diego Food Bank
2nd Biennial Conference on Hunger

September 2, 2011
9:30AM-3:30PM

TThere is a $10 fee to hold your spot at the conference. If you're registering online, please mail or bring in a check or cash. This $10 will be reimbursed upon check in at the conference.

WORKSHOP DESCRIPTIONS

Workshop #1: CalFresh (Fred Leger, Tami Gaines and Marsha Munoz, San Diego County Human and Health Services, Jennifer Tracy, Hunger Coalition)

1. Mission/Vision: Educate attendees on the new CalFresh brand and successful outreach practices. Learn about important changes related to the CalFresh Program and how it benefits San Diego County participation. Find out how to apply online via Benefits CalWin and why it works.
2. Hot Topics: New CalFresh name, No wrong Door, Asset Waiver Telephone Interviews, Benefits CalWin and other important updates TBD (to include any other 2011 Legislation.)
3. Tie Back to Theme: Building on past successes and moving forward to where CalFresh will be more easily accessible.

Workshop #2: Eating Right at Any Age—Finding the Connection Between Hunger & Obesity (JuliAnna Arnett, Childhood Obesity Initiative; Michelle Zive, Communities Putting Prevention to Work)

1. Mission/Vision: Educate attendees about the growing problem of obesity and how it relates to poverty and food insecurity. Attendees will also learn about how to shop for and prepare nutritious meals on a small budget or using CalFresh benefits.
2. Hot Topics: Ingredient substitutions and how to pack nutritious food bags.
3. Tie Back to Theme: Understanding how poor nutrition affects the current state of hunger and how we can address this problem to create healthier households in the future.

Workshop #3: Food Literacy (Richard Winkler & Bob Greenamyer, Victory Gardens; Judy Jacoby, San Diego Community Garden Network; Fernanda Campos, City Heights Farmers Market)

1. Mission/Vision: Educate attendees about how to start home and/or community gardens. This segment will also include the benefits of growing your own food instead of relying on a grocery store. Attendees will also learn about local farmers markets and how they have adapted their systems to accommodate CalFresh benefits.
2. Hot Topics: Container gardens, buying seeds with CalFresh benefits, and Fresh Fund.
3. Tie Back to Theme: Sustainable food sources are a strong force in combating hunger. Gardens and farmers markets are shaping the future of meals and food security.

Workshop #4: Combating Agency Burnout (Bill Oswald, Caring Council)

1. Mission/Vision: Educate attendees on the concept of poverty, including who is poor and why. Developing an understanding of the people who make up food lines reignites compassion and motivation to serve, despite volunteer stress and burnout.
2. Hot Topics: Stereotypes about people living in poverty, the causes of poverty, and its prevalence in San Diego and the world.
3. Tie Back to Theme: The economic recession has impacted the current state of hunger and poverty. Every agency is impacted by long lines and overwhelmed volunteers. Understanding the current state of poverty and those impacted by it should motivate agencies in the pursuit to end hunger in our county.

Workshop #5: Raising Funds in Uncertain Times (Lenore Lowe, Nonprofit Management Solutions)

1. Mission/Vision: Educate attendees on how to build funds for their program in a time where all fundraising is very competitive. Attendees will also learn how to market themselves and to diversify their fundraising efforts for a better rate of return.
2. Hot Topics: How to develop a multi-focused fundraising plan.
3. Tie Back to Theme: Because the current state of hunger is draining many bank accounts, a workshop of this capacity will give agencies resources on how to stay afloat for future operation.

Workshop #6: Advocacy (Jessica Bartholow, Western Center on Law and Poverty)

1. Mission/Vision: Educate attendees on current anti-hunger policies undergoing legislation. Attendees will also learn effective ways to advocate for causes they support to create real change in the anti-hunger community.
2. Hot Topics: CalFresh bills, local advocacy groups, and best practices for approaching legislators.
3. Tie Back to Theme: In order to impact the future state of hunger, it's important to advocate for causes that will create positive change.

Workshop #7: Disaster Preparedness (Holly Martin, Red Cross)

1. Mission/Vision: Educate attendees on how disasters specifically impact food banks and the food insecure.
2. Hot Topics: Disaster Relief Operations 101, how food banks impact disaster relief, and creating a food bank emergency response network.
3. Tie Back to Theme: Building a culture of resiliency within the food bank community.

HOW YOU CAN HELP?

Become a sponsor! Your gift will assist the Food Bank as we host our fall 2011 conference and provide an opportunity for nearly 400 community partners and relief organizations to gain the tools and training they need to win the war on hunger. For more information on sponsorship, please contact Trisha Gooch at tgooch@sandiegofoodbank.org.