Cooking Matters recently partnered with Share Our Strength to deliver the Cooking Matters to the Rochester community. This slide show explains the Cooking Matters program and how volunteers can help.

1. THIS POWERPOINT WAS DESIGNED BY RIT
STUDENT ANDREW RICE FOR A PR WRITING
CLASS PROJECT.

2. COOKING MATTERS IN ROCHESTER, N.Y.
Brought to you by Share Our Strength and Foodlink

3. FOODLINK AND SHARE OUR STRENGTH
 Regional food bank Foodlink and the nonprofit
organization devoted to ending childhood
hunger, Share Our Strength, recently became
partners to bring the Cooking Matters program
to the Rochester community.
 The Cooking Matters courses will be offered at
Foodlink’s member organizations within the
Rochester area.

4. WHAT IS COOKING MATTERS?
 Cooking Matters is a national program designed
to provide American families with the skills and
knowledge necessary to make nutritious and
inexpensive meals on limited budgets.
 Cooking Matters courses are offered at
community agencies, housing centers and after
school programs across the country.
 The program serves more than 11,000 families
annually.
 Over 85 percent of participants graduate from the
program. These participants develop lifelong self-
sufficiency in all stages of food preparation.

5. COURSES
 Share Our Strength offers six
different courses designed to
educate children, teens, adults
or families.
 The courses meet for two
hours a week for six weeks
 Through hands on cooking and
nutrition lessons the courses
teach the participants:
 Nutrition
 Food preparation
 Budgeting
 Shopping

6. HOW CAN YOU HELP? VOLUNTEER.
 The courses are lead by volunteer culinary and
nutrition experts.
 Anyone with a culinary background or experience
in the food industry is the ideal instructor.
 Some past instructors included:
 Chefs
 Food preparation workers
 Service managers/supervisors
 Restaurant owners/managers
 And more

7. WHAT DO THE VOLUNTEERS DO?
 Chef instructors educate children, teens and
adults how to prepare and shop for inexpensive,
healthy meals. They use their expertise and
Cooking Matters lesson plans and recipes to
teach the courses.
 Nutrition instructors educate children, teens and
adults how to choose healthy foods. Cooking
Matters provides lesson plans and instructional
materials to compliment the nutrition
instructor’s knowledge of and experience with
nutrition.

8. VOLUNTEERS HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO…
 Change the lives of families suffering from
hunger
 Be exposed to new views and lifestyles
 Hone their professional skills through teaching
career relevant course material
 Make meaningful connections with individuals in
their community

9. NEED FOR VOLUNTEERS
 Currently Foodlink is in the developmental
stages of implementing the program.
 Obtaining volunteers is the priority right now.

10. GET INVOLVED
 If you believe you can help, we strongly encourage you
to get involved.
 To find out how to become a Cooking Matters volunteer
visit: http://cookingmatters.org/get-involved/

11. Foodlink, Inc.
936 Exchange Street
Rochester, NY 14608
585-328-3380
lsugarwala@foodlinkny.org
www.foodlinkny.org