When a food bank provides a family with healthy food those family members are more likely to stay healthier longer; alongside with healthcare delivering medical care as needed to individuals. The mission of using food as a Healthy Outcome, is using food as medicine to create positive health outcomes and is a benefit to those serving low-income and/or vulnerable populations. BUILDING FOR THE FUTURE The Jericho Food Bank and Soup Kitchen (JFBASK) have simple goals: to help those in need, by operating efficiently, effetively, meeting the needs of the Community and to make every donation count. SUSTAINABLILITY THROUGH CREATING ENDOWMENTS Our fundraising efforts will include establishing and growing endowment funds for payments for critical needs as they occur, for food, freezers and operation costs. PROPOSED FEATURES AND BENEFITS • Enlarged meat processing center • Efficient & safe meat room storage • A commercial meat grinder • Parking and food pick-up • Storage for buying food by the pound • Large food preparation area to sort through vegetables and repackage food items • Freezer and cooler capacity • Multi-purpose kitchen for education, cooking and food preservation • A large, private business office JERICHO PLAZA COMMUNITY KITCHEN The Jericho Plaza Community Kitchen is a program based on providing nutritional foods, educational services, physical activities, health assessments and training. This is a Community effort that focus on personal lifestyle changes, getting and staying healthy and maintaining well being. Our approach to well being is wholistic; along with creating nutritional healthy standards and physical activities, we introduce elements of moral development and stress community respect issues. Nutritional programs include both food preparation and food safety training. Our culinary job-training programs address hunger by providing fresh healthy meals to economically disadvantaged Community members as an affordable healthy option. Cooking for the Community Community Kitchen students participate in a 10-16 week program, learning basic kitchen and cooking, food safety and job readiness skills. Food safety is a scientific discipline describing handling, preparation, and storage of food in ways that prevent food-borne illness. The occurrence of two or more cases of a similar illnesses resulting from the ingestion of a common food is known as a food-borne disease outbreak. These programs are taught by experts who include professional chefs, and offer opportunities for guest chefs and other local professionals to share their talents and experiences. During their training, Community Kitchen students create meals to feed people in the community. Community Kitchen meals are often served to children in after school and summer programs, or to adults and families. Community Catering program is also included; this expands the educational opportunities for students while raising revenue to support their training activities. Program graduates leave these programs ready for careers. Some of the jobs in food service industry include restaurants, school cafeterias, hospital kitchens, corporate cafeterias, etc. Getting that first food service job is not an end all; graduates have the skills and knowledge to create well-balanced meals and assure a healthier future for their own families and community.

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