April 17th-We had a guest speaker today who was Nick Claussen who is the community relations coordinator for the department of Athens County job and family services. They help families with getting the money for food assistance so they need to buy groceries they need to get through the month. The food assistance program is designed to raise nutritional levels, to expand buying power and to safeguard the health and well-being of individuals in low-income households in Ohio. They used to be known as Food Stamps. You can qualify for Food Assistance benefits by having a monthly income that is under 130% of the federal poverty guidelines. When being evaluated for Food Assistance they review your rent or mortgage, gas, electric, water, sewer, phone, medical expenses, and payments for child support or care. The role of the nutrition professional would be to educate the families in understanding what is needed to live a healthy diet. Living below the poverty line is sometimes hard to eat the healthy thing that is more expensive. I loved hearing about this great opportunity that people can use that are in need of assistance!
April 19th- Today we went around in a circle and discussed our agency assignments. It was interesting to see how many different agency's there are to help families that are in need. It shows how many people care about other families in need. My agency was Plant a Row for the Hungry which is a great non-profit organization that produced fruits and vegetables for families that are in need of fresh produce.
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