1. North Country Hunger Project Mason Vogt Garrett Gagne Ally Sandford

2. What We Do Overall Collect data about charities Organize and confirm data Make data easily accessible

3. Responsibilities Think of creative ways to distribute information – Calendar – Flier – Blog Brainstorm where to place this information – Church – Community areas Call all agencies to confirm information Enter information in calendar/flier Distribute information Plan for future of NCHP Work with student organizations to address hunger-related issues in North Country

4. Calls Agency Name Affiliation Street Address (2 nd ) (sometimes directions) Town Zip Code Area Code Phone Number (search for if not available) Fax Contact First and Last Name Contact Title Hours Services Provided Restrictions on Service Staff vs Volunteers Number of Staff Number of Volunteers Able to Volunteer? When Call first What Does a Volunteer Do Are Donations Accepted Food Cash Clothing Household Other How Many Clients Male or Female Special Assistance Other Comments

5. Calls

6. Calender

7. People We Work With General Community Food Insecure Low Income Volunteers Church Affiliates

8. Learned: Large number of generous people helping Information about charitable agencies was not well organized Huge impoverished population in the North Country

9. Balanced Schedule Organization Planning Stay ahead

10. Field Research- Corn Subsidies Relative to CBL – Food insecurity leads to less choice in food – Subsidized corn-filled food is cheaper and usually more unhealthy Relative to Cason Reading – Cost of living forces people to buy cheaper food – Quote “Living below the poverty line puts tremendous strains on a household-budget, adversely affecting the ability to purchase a nutritionally adequate diet (Clancy and Bowering 1992”