1. Planting the seed Growing Your Future
• Fair
Food
Network
is
an
non-­‐profit
organiza4on
in
Ann
Arbor,
MI
dedicated
to
increasing
the
access
of
healthy,
fresh
and
sustainably
grown
food
in
underserved
communi4es.
• Double
Up
Food
Buck
(DUFB)
matches
Supplemental
Nutri4on
Assistance
Program
(SNAP)
dollars
to
what
is
spent
at
farmers
markets
throughout
Michigan
which
doubles
the
amount
of
money
SNAP
recipients
can
spend
on
Michigan
grown
fruits
and
vegetables.
• DUFB
also
supports
Michigan
local
farmers
by
promo4ng
the
purchase
of
local
produce.
• Strengthen
established
partnerships
with
health
agencies
throughout
the
state
of
Michigan
as
an
effort
to
promote
DUFB
to
eligible
individuals
and
families
•
Engage
in
community
outreach
by
aLending
various
health
fairs
and
farmers
markets
in
Michigan
to
market
DUFB
to
residents
and
provide
them
with
the
necessary
resources
to
u4lize
the
program.
Passion
• It is easier to search for internships based on
your interests.
• My passion for food insecurity and food justice
made my internship an enjoyable experience.
Travel
• If possible, find internships that will allow you to
travel and be exposed to different
environmental settings.
• Traveling in my internship allowed me to
establish new connections with Michigan
residents.
Don’t Wait
• It’s never too early to start searching for an
internship
• I made the mistake of looking for internships
somewhat towards the end of Winter semester.
• Starting to search early allows you to wisely
weigh your options when being offered
positions.
A Ripe Taste Of My Experience
As
a
Social
Marke.ng
and
Outreach
intern
for
DUFB,
my
ac.vi.es
included:
•
Responding
to
and
tracking
daily
inquiries
about
DUFB
from
Michigan
residents
and
community
agencies
into
our
DUFB
hotline
database.
• Managed
and
distributed
DUFB
inventory
to
partnering
community
agencies
throughout
Michigan.
• ALending
various
health
fairs
and
farmers
markets
throughout
Michigan
to
inform
residents
about
using
DUFB
and
comple4ng
DUFB
transac4ons.
Successes
• Towards
the
end
of
my
internship,
I
created
a
data
outcome
report
that
summarized
the
amount
of
calls
received
about
DUFB
in
June
and
July
2014.
We
observed
a
70%
increase
in
the
number
of
inquiries
we
received
about
DUFB
from
Michigan
residents
compared
to
2013.
This
sta4s4c
highlights
the
con4nued
growth
in
awareness
about
the
program.
• This
internship
has
undeniably
taught
me
the
importance
of
effec4vely
conveying
general
informa4on
to
the
public.
• Buying
locally
grown
food
not
only
increases
the
availability
of
fresh
produce
but
it
also
provides
economic
viability
in
communi4es.
• The
success
of
DUFB
and
programs
like
DUFB
reflect
the
many
public
health
efforts
being
made
to
eliminate
systemic
barriers
in
accessing
healthy
and
sustainable
food.
Lansing Farmers Market Detroit Eastern Farmers Market
Sustainable Contact
Christopher Ndubuizu
2nd Year HBHE
chrisndu@umich.edu
Supervisor: Elissa
Trumbull
Social
Marke4ng
&Outreach
Manager
of
DUFB
ETrumbull@fairfoodnetwork.org
205
E.
Washington
St
Ann
Arbor,
MI
48104
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