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  • Donate & Support
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  • Feeding Our Families
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  • In God's Goalie Gloves
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Feeding our families

Feeding our families

  

Feeding Our Families Mission Statement a program by Jared’s Keepers Foundation, Inc

Our mission is to empower youth with the knowledge, skills, and confidence to prepare healthy and nutritious meals for themselves and their families. Through education, hands-on experiences, and community engagement, we strive to foster lifelong habits of mindful eating, promote wellness, and build self-sufficiency, ensuring a healthier future for individuals and their communities.  


Feeding Our Families is a comprehensive program of Jared’s Keepers Foundation, Inc developed out of the data found in the Waverly District Community Leadership Team grant project 2021-2024. 

Science has shown that proper nutrition plays a large part in our mental well-being. The pandemic exposed our vulnerabilities with our domestic skills as well as availability to nutritional foods. In 2023, a coalition began to bridge the gap in these issues as well as being able to augment the offerings of the school district.

Feeding Our Families began pulling in strategic partnerships with Central Illinois Food Bank and obtaining a cooking cart, Jared’s Keepers Foundation who has secured funding, University of Illinois Extension Offices who offers a nutritionist and educational classes to enhance our program, Waverly School District, Carlinville Area Hospital, and many local grocers and farmers.

The weekly program shows students and families how to plan, prepare, serve, and store healthy nutritional meals. At the end of the night, families are sent home with the exact ingredients that were used to prepare the meal of the evening to reproduce the meal for their family later that week. Families will learn the national origin of the meals produced as they travel the world through their food. Families are exposed to educational skills in Math, Science, English, Reading, SEL, Foreign Languages, Geography and more during this program. 

Additionally, a garden was constructed that will utilize area students and families to assist in starting seeds, planting the garden, caring for the garden, and utilizing the produce from the garden in the weekly meal program. Families are also taught how to freeze, store, and can garden produce for long and short-term storage. Families are exposed to educational skills in Science, Reading, SEL, Building & Construction and more during this program. 

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Feeding Our Families runs 5:30-8:00pm

Jared's Keepers Foundation, Inc

15957 Vine Lane, Girard, Illinois 62640, United States

Deb Martin (615)347-3104 deb@jaredskeepers.com Shelle Young (217) 473-2497 feedingourfamilies@jaredskeepers.com

Testimonials

Marcus:

Garrett:

Marcus:

I really like this class because I felt welcomed from everyone and I didn't feel judged.

Kathy:

Garrett:

Marcus:

  

After (my children) had a bad day at school, coming to your class is therapy for them. They love this time sooooo much! Thanks for all you do. 

Garrett:

Garrett:

Garrett:

I like coming to class because I don't feel judged.

Koze:

Katelyn:

Garrett:

I enjoy meeting other people with the same interests that I have.

Paula:

Katelyn:

Katelyn:

I am thankful to be a part of this class as a senior who lives alone it is nice to share my night with so many loving young people.

Katelyn:

Katelyn:

Katelyn:

It was so cool to get to meet and work with a celebrity chef.  He was so nice.  I enjoy class so much that I made my mom come with me and she comes every week now.  It is a place where everyone is welcomed and one of the only places I never have to worry about being bullied.

Feeding our families

For more information of feeding our families

Mondays 5:30 - 8:00PM - Waverly American Legion Thursdays 5:30-8:00 - North Mac - Courtyard Estates

Waverly American Legion 136 E State St. Waverly, IL 62690

Courtyard Estates 1016 West North Street Girard, IL 62640

Thank you to our supporters

Community Foundation for the Land of Lincoln

We are thankful for the support from the Hanson Family Fund and Kellner Charitable Fund for supporting this project.  Total funding was $3500.

Sparklight

We are thankful for the support from Sparklight Communications for their support of this project.  Total funding was $5000.

Whole Foods Kids

We are thankful for the support from Whole Food Kids for their support of the garden project. We are excited to place their sign on our community garden.

Total funding was $5000.

Whole Foods Kids

We are thankful for the support from Kelly Martin and Rent One, Great Expectation Fund of St. Louis Community Foundation for their support of the Feeding Our Families program.  Total funding was $500.

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