+ Nurturing Developing Young Bodies Young Minds Fostering Hope Through Christ… One Child at a Time! Creating A United Methodist “Movement” To Connect Hungry Children to Food
+ Connecting To Each Other…. Welcome & Introductions
Mission • The mission of Cornerstone Family Ministries is to make a lasting and positive impact in the lives of disadvantaged children and their families in our community by nurturing young bodies, developing young minds, and fostering hope through Christ…One Child at a time . Vision • All disadvantaged children in our community will have access to nutritious food, quality safe early childhood care education and opportunities to connect to the sustaining love of Jesus Christ through a local church. Guiding Values • To Offer God’s Love First So That Hope Through Jesus Christ May Follow • To Be Child Focused and Family Friendly • To Facilitate Opportunities For All Children To Succeed • To Empower Children and Their Families Through Education • To Promote Service To Others and Minister with Compassion Always • To Accept and Respect People Where They Are • To Be Committed to Excellence—Always Developing and Growing
+ Connecting In Mission “With” The Poor…. How Do You Connect? What Difference Can a Meal Make To A Child?
+ How Cornerstone is Connecting The Dots To A Pathway Out of Poverty with The Help of The Local Church…. Child Care Centers, VBS, & After School Private Churches & Donors Volunteers ($ & In-kind Poor Child/Mom Education Government Literacy Partnership Your Part Is For A Season but Volunteers The Pathway Out Of Poverty for A Child is a Life-Time Process…
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+ Cornerstone’s Current Programs Visit Cornerstone’s Web-Site and Watch the Video Link WWW .CORNERSTONEFAMILYMINISTRIES.ORG
+ Cornerstone’s Current Programs Click Here For Map of Sponsored Centers and Nearby UMC's http://batchgeo.com/map/90658feaaeb888c59255f6b2509d909e
+ Cornerstone’s Current Programs Tea Parties, Baby Showers and Block Parties Wonder Walk Events Women and Youth Outreach Initiatives 3 rd Saturday Work Days
+ Cornerstone’s Children’s Faith Connection A Vision for Nutritious Food for Children In Every Neighborhood Adopt A Center New 2014 Movement to Recruit churches VPK to VBS To Be Summer Pilot at Rosa and After School 2014 Food Sites New 2014 Cornerstone Children’s Faith On a Mission For Kids Connection Literacy Library (Monthly Volunteer Outreach Work Days) New 2014 Expanded to Partner Centers Church Child Care Packages Care Centers to for Kids & * Unfilled Circles Represent Programs Join the Child Summer Food Care Food That Will Be Offered To All Of Our 130 New 2014 Program Partner Child Care Centers Throughout the South Central District In An Effort To Connect The Local Church To Children In Need.
+ United Methodist Church Initiative 1 Church Champion for Each of the 4 Areas of the District 3 Cornerstone Church Partners from more affluent neighborhoods to partner with Chance for Change Church Sites located in needy neighborhoods 6 Cornerstone Chance for Change Church Sites located in needy neighborhoods and likely churches with many in need already in their congregation 25 Cornerstone Early Childhood Center Partners 50 Cornerstone Child Care Home Partners
Are You Smarter Than The Average United Methodist About Childhood Hunger?
Are You Smarter Than The Average + United Methodist… Food Insecurity A term used for children who don’t like to leave 1. home without their food A term used for children who do not have consistent 2. access to nutritious food in their household A term used for children who do not have access to 3. food at all The Number of Children who lived in Food Insecure Households in the US in 2011 16.7 million 1. 11.2 million 2. 8.7 million 3.
+ Are You Smarter Than The Average United Methodist… Where does Florida rank in the US in food insecure children under 18? 5 th 1. 12 th 2. 23 rd 3. Good nutrition, particularly in the first three years of life , is important in establishing a good foundation that has implications on what aspects of a child’s future? physical and mental health 1. academic achievement 2. future economic productivity 3. All of the above 4.
+ Are You Smarter Than The Average United Methodist… What Percent of Children in Florida are Food Insecure? 17% 1. 28% 2. 48% 3. What is the Florida County With the Highest % of Food Insecure Children? Dade County 1. Hendry County 38% 2. Duval County 3.
1 in 5 children are overweight or obese by + age 6 – Yes Even Hungry Children are Obese. 1. Physical Activity: Provide 1-2 hours of physical activity throughout the day, including outside play when possible – poor neighborhoods often do not have safe places for children to play outside – Your Church could be that safe place! 2. Screen Time: No screen time for children under 2 years. For children age 2 and older no more than 1-2 hours of quality screen time per day (as recommended by the American Academy of Pediatrics) – poor families often use TV as a relatively inexpensive form of entertainment – Your Church programs could provide “free” activity and provide an alternative to unsupervised screen time. 3. Food: Serve fresh fruits or vegetables at every meal, eat meals family-style whenever possible, and don't serve fried foods – most poor neighborhoods are “food deserts” where fresh fruits and vegetables are not available – Your Church could start a community garden and/or participate in a feeding program. 4. Beverages: Provide access to water during meals and throughout the day, and don't serve sugary drinks. For children age 2 and older, serve low-fat (1%) or non-fat milk, and no more than one 4- to 6-ounce serving of 100% juice per day – milk and 100% fruit juice are more expensive than sugary drinks that are dressed up as fruit juice – Your Church can provide 100% fruit juice and milk when providing snacks during children’s programming at your church. SPECIAL NOTE: Hungry Children will Eat Anything and Everything – Providing Healthy Food is good for their immediate health but teaching them to CHOOSE healthy food will help them to be healthy for a lifetime.
+ School Breakfast and Lunch Programs More than 20 million kids get a free or reduced-price school lunch on an average school day. But only 9.8 million – fewer than half -- of those kids get free or reduced- price school breakfast. (Source: Food Research and Action Center, School Breakfast Scorecard ) Innovative ways of serving breakfast – like Breakfast in the Classroom – can give many more kids a chance to benefit from breakfast at school. They give kids who might otherwise go hungry a healthy meal to start their day. Not only does this fill their bellies, it ensures that these children have the energy and focus needed to make the most of their school day. School officials report that they also see better attendance, less tardiness, and fewer behavioral problems when all kids eat breakfast. In Florida, the Department of Agriculture administers the Free and Reduced School Lunch Program and School Break Fast Program How Your Church Can Help: Remind families in your congregation about the importance of Breakfast and encourage them to participate in these programs if they can not afford to provide breakfast and lunch for their children. Advocate for Free Breakfast in your school districts if it is not already happening.
+ Su mmer Nutrition Program Two federal programs—National School Lunch Program and Summer Food Service Program— provide meals to kids during the summer months, when they are at higher risk of hunger. Six out of seven low-income kids who eat a free or reduced- price school lunch during the academic year do not get a free meal during the summer. (Source: Food Research and Action Center, Hunger Doesn't Take a Vacation: Summer Nutrition Status Report 2012 ) Only one in seven kids who ate a free or reduced-price school lunch during the school year also participated in summer meal programs. In Florida, this program is administered through the Department of Agriculture. How Your Church Can Help Connect Children to Nutritious Food During the Summer: Become a summer food site either as a direct sponsor or as a site under a sponsor like Cornerstone. The Florida Impact representative for your area is a great source for technical support in helping you to find a sponsor or to become one.
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