Connecting to Communities: NonProfits

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Connecting to CommunitiesNon-Profits

• . A Tasty Menu of Non-Profit Partners and
  Projects.

Jack Salo, Executive Director Rural Health
Network of South Central NY Whitney Point,
N.Y. jsalo_at_ruralhealthnetwork.org
www.ruralhealthnetwork.org
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One Persons Non-Profit History.

• Whats the point of this list?
• Every non-profit project and program I have been
  involved with could be linked to a Farmers
  Market in some way!
• I would challenge you to find one that could not.
  
• Think about your life-long connections to
  organizations, programs and community groups.

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Non-Profit History.

• Career
• Services for Individuals with Disabilities
• Head Start
• Housing Programs
• Home Energy Programs
• Rural Transportation programs
• Family Development programs
• USDA surplus food programs
• Food Gleaning Program
• Food Pantry Support
• WIC Program
• Social Enterprise Programs

• Childhood
• Catholic Church
• Boy Scouts USA
• Early Adulthood
• Minnesota Teen Corps
• Recycling Project
• Alternative School
• Rotary International

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Non-Profit History.

• Career Continued
• Child Care Center
• Literacy Volunteers
• Youth Development Programs
• Youth employment
• Youth Entrepreneurship
• After school/summer programs
• Learn Serve America
• Headwaters Youth Conservation Corps
• AmeriCorps
• Big Brothers Big Sisters
• Juvenile Offender services

• Access to Health Care
• Health Education Promotion
• Northern Broome Senior Ctr.
• Regional Community Food Project
• Chenango Land Trust
• Central NY Resource Conservation Development
• Norwich Family YMCA
• Southern Tier Independence Center
• Chenango Foundation

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Some Possible Health Partners
Dentists Dental Associations
Rural Health Networks
Primary Care Offices
Local Hospital Systems Community Health
Programs, etc
Community Health Centers
Population Specific Health Programs Elderly,
Pre-school School age children, people with
disabilities, etc.
Public Health Agencies Screenings, etc.
Your Farmers' Market
Chronic Disease Organizations
Higher Education Health Programs
Health Insurance Companies
Diabetes Assoc.
Cancer Society
Heart Assoc.
Specialists Offices
Workplace Health Wellness Programs
Others ???
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Chenango Place Products Youth Entrepreneurship
Youth Employment

• Show CPP Photo

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Northern Broome Senior Ctr. Regional Community
Food Project
Northern Broome Senior Center Local Foods Supper
Whitney Point Farmers Market Coupon in
Centerpiece at Each Table

• Show W.P. Farmers Mkt coupon and photos from
  event

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One of Ten Winners Who Won a Basket Coupon AND
Redeemed Their Coupon
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Services for Individuals With Disabilities
Homebound
Farmers Market Access Project Under Development

• Great opportunity to link Farmers Markets with
  those who have access mobility challenges
• Fresh, locally produced Food as a tool for
  increasing socialization, emotional well being,
  etc.

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Health Education Promotion

• Photo of Nutrition class comment on funding for
  coupons.

Candor Community, Tioga County
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Margaretville Hospital Staff, Delaware Co.
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Delhi Senior Community Center, Delaware Co.
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Healthy Lifestyle Mentor
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All Health and Local Products Gift Baskets Need a
Farmers Market Coupon!
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Hearts Program, Whitney Point, N.Y. Summer 2008
Project Includes Trip to Whitney Point Farmers
Market
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Service Learning, Youth, Fund Raising, Oneonta,
N.Y.
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Hunger Projects

• Farmers Markets can be a tool for changing the
  culture of poverty, poor nutrition and hunger.
  Markets can be an alternative to the traditional,
  charitable services directed to hunger.
• When I give food to the poor they call me a
  saint. When I ask why the poor have no food,
  they call me a Communist
• Dom Helder Camara, Brazilian Archbishop and
  Liberation Theologian

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Getting Started or Continuing with Non-Profit
Partners

• There are plenty of potential partners, the
  Challenge is where to start, how to start, who to
  partner with, and for what purpose.
• What are the mutually beneficial outcomes that
  can come from these relationships?

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How to go About This Process Efficiently

• Start with who you know and who you know you can
  work with Who in the Non-profit organizational
  world is a regular customer, foodie, etc.?
• Consider creating a competitive partner process.
  

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How to go About This Process Efficiently

• Go shopping in a larger forum when looking for
  partners projects
• Cooperative Extension (More than nutrition)
• United Way (Broad array of NFPs)
• Community Action Agency (Poverty Focus)
• Interfaith Council, etc. (Efficient Faith
  Community Connection)