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Brownsville Independent School District “Youth Connection Project”
TSC UTBCenter for Civic Engagement
1301 E. Madison St. Cueto Building • 956 - 882- [email protected] • utb.edu/cce
Snack Pack BagAlternative Spring Break
March 11th, 12th, &13th
Drawing on the brown paper bags with inspirational words to the children!
Assembling of Snack Pack Bags
200 Snack Pack Bags Delivered
Ozanam Center 25Church on the Street 18Value Place Motel 30Plaza Square Motel 30Motel 6 8Parks & Recs 88
Delivered Bags toPlaza Square Motel, Value Place Motel &
Ozanam Center
Alternative Spring Break March 11th 12th & March 13th
Food Bank of Brownsville
WHO IS HOMELESS? The McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (Subtitle B—Education for Homeless Children and Youth),
reauthorized in January 2002, ensures educational rights and protections for children and youth experiencing homelessness.
The term “homeless children andyouth”—(A) means individuals who lack afixed, regular, and adequatenighttime residence …; and(B) includes—
(i) children and youths who aresharing the housing of otherpersons due to loss of housing,economic hardship, or asimilar reason; are living inmotels, hotels, trailer parks,or camping grounds due tothe lack of alternative accommodations;are living in emergencyor transitional shelters;are abandoned in hospitals;or are awaiting foster careplacement;
(ii) children and youths who havea primary nighttime residencethat is a public or privateplace not designed for or ordinarilyused as a regularsleeping accommodation forhuman beings …
(iii) children and youths who areliving in cars, parks, publicspaces, abandoned buildings,substandard housing, bus ortrain stations, or similar settings;And
(iv) migratory children who qualifyas homeless for the purposesof this subtitle becausethe children are living in circumstancesdescribed inclauses (i) through (iii).
Unaccompanied Homeless Youth
Unaccompanied youth include young people who have runaway from home, been thrown out of their homes, and/or been abandoned by parents or guardians. These young people are separated from their parents for a
variety of reasons.
The term “unaccompanied youth” includes youth inhomeless situations who are not in the physical custody ofa parent or guardian.
“Help Fight Hunger in Our Community”There are ways to support your community through the BMA-BTC Food Bank of Brownsville, BISD Youth Connection
Project & UTB: In support of over 1000 Homeless youth in Brownsville, children and college students living in substandard housing, motels, hotels, cars, etc. These items are used to supply back pack packages that children and college students are able to take to their living quarters.
• Drink-Juice packet or box, Capri Sun or equivalent• Healthy snack – individual packages of peanut or cheese crackers,
fruit bars, chewy bars, or granola bars• Fruit – individual packages of apple sauce, fruit cocktail and
fresh fruit (provided by local markets)• Meats/Meals – pop up cans, pouches of tuna, canned meats, chicken,
salmon, or microwaveable soups or meals of Hormel, Chef Boyardee, and Macaroni & Cheese
(Items that don’t need refrigeration or can opener)• Individual trial size toiletries, toothpaste, shampoo, hand soap, etc.
Donation shopping carts can be found at the following university locations:• Student Life – Old Education Bldg. Sala Room 1.10• Student Health Services – Cortez Bldg. Room 224• ITECC – G1 Facilities and Site Services Office• Campus Recreation – REK Room 1.520• Oliveira Library – first floor by the free book section next to the first stairs• University College – Rusteberg Hall Room 143 “Your Donations are Acceptable and Appreciated”
Snack Pack Bag Project
BISD/UTB Food Bank of Brownsville
Youth Connection ProjectFood Distribution
2012 - 2013 MONTH
SOURCE(S)
DESCRIPTION
QUANITYDISTRIBUTED
July Brownsville Food Bank Snack Bags 90August Brownsville Food Bank Snack Bags 80August FBOB/Border Patrol Grocery Bags 83
September BMA Food Bank of Brownsville Snack Bags 40October BMA Food Bank of Brownsville Snack Bags 120
November BMA Food Bank of Brownsville Snack Bags 91December BMA Food Bank Brownsville Snack Bags 16 Nov./Dec./Jan./Feb.
Grocery Bags for the 257 families in need are being provided from donations collected through a Food Drive from all BISD
Schools
Grocery Bags 514
March BMA Food of Brownsville Snack Bags 200
Total Snack Bags 637
Total Grocery Bags 597 Grand Total 1,234
YOUTH CONNECTION PROJECT FOOD DISTRIBUTION 2010-2011-2012 YOUTH CONNECTION PROJECT FOOD DISTRIBUTION 2010-2011-2012
MONTHSOURCE(S) DESCRIPTION
QUANITYDISTRIBUTED
NOVEMBERCOMMUNITY MEMBERS
GROCERY BAGSTHANKSGIVING LUNCHEON
PLATES
244225
DECEMBER GROCERY BAGS 140JANUARY FEED THE CHILDREN SNACK BAGS 86FEBUARY FEED THE CHILDREN
MINISTERIAL DONATIONSNACK BAGS
GROCERY BAGS15716
MARCH FEED THE CHILDRENMINISTERIAL DONATIONMINISTERIAL DONATION
SNACK BAGSSNACK BAGS
GROCERY BAGS
71 45 4
APRIL FEED THE CHILDRENMINISTERIAL DONATION
SNACK BAGSSNACK BAGS
117 94
MAY FEED THE CHILDRENMINISTERIAL DONATION
BISD FOOD SERVICE
SNACK BAGSSNACK BAGS
GROCERCY BAGS
65119 4
JUNE FEED THE CHILDRENMINISTERIAL DONATION
SNACK BAGSSNACK BAGS
687
JULY FEED THE CHILDRENMINISTERIAL DONATIONMINISTERIAL DONATION
SNACK BAGSSNACK BAGS
GROCERY BAGS
5631 4
AUGUST MINISTERIAL DONATIONMINISTERIAL DONATION
SNACK BAGSGROCERY BAGS
139 8
SEPTEMBER MINISTERIAL DONATION SNACKS BAGSGROCERY BAGS
75 8
OCTOBER MINISTERIAL DONATIONMINISTERIAL DONATION
SNACK BAGSBROWN BAG LUNCH
8072
NOVEMBER MINISTERIAL DONATIONUTB DONATION
COMMUNITY MEMBERS
SNACK BAGSSNACK BAGS
THANKSGIVINGLUNCHEON PLATES
GROCERY BAGS
4430
500218
DECEMBER MINISTERIAL DONATIONBROWNSVILLE FOOD BANK
UTB DONATION
SNACK BAGSGROCERY BAGS
SNACK BAGS
691430
JANUARY BROWNSVILLE FOOD BANK GROCERY BAGS 128 FEBRUARY BROWNSVILLE FOOD BANK
BROWNSVILLE FOOD BANKGROCERY BAGS
SNACK BAGS9364
MARCH FBOB/UTB DonationBROWNSVILLE FOOD BANK
SNACK BAGSSNACK BAGS
250 99
APRIL UTBBROWNSVILLE FOOD BANK
SNACK BAGSSNACK BAGS
3265
MAY BROWNSVILLE FOOD BANK SNACK BAGS 60TOTAL SNACK BAGS 2,043
TOTAL GROCERY BAGS 881TOTAL PLATES 725GRAND TOTAL 3,649
MONTH SOURCE(S) DESCRIPITION QUANITY DISTRIBUTED
DISTRIBUTED TO
MARCH 8, 2012
UTB DONATION
BREAKFAST SNACK BAG SNACK BAGS
EXTRA BAGS
150
100
25
ALTERNATIVE SPRING BREAKBISD
BISD
MARCH 28, 2012
UTB DONATION
SCHOOL SUPPLIES Various BISD
APRIL 18, 2012
UTB DONATION
SNACK BAGS
SNACK BAGS
SNACK BAGS
School Supplies
100
31
25
Various
HOMELESS ADULTS
CDCB/YOUTH BUILD
BISD
BISD
UTB & CENTER FOR CIVIC ENGAGEMENT 2012
Food Bank of Brownsville-Concerted Efforts
*Aposento Alto Outreach Church2908 Impala Drive, (956) 541-7191
*Iglesia en la Roca76 Mevec Circle(956) 592-7410
*Central Christian Church1100 E. Alton Gloor Blvd. (956) 542-5564
*Iglesia Menonita Del Cordero1033 N. Minnesota Ave.(956) 831-4404
*Christ Church of the Valley *First United Methodist Church 1225 Boca Chica Blvd. (956)546-5364
*Living Way Family Church350 W. Ruben Torres Blvd.(956) 548-2223
*Destiny Fellowship/Burning Man Ministries3226 Coffee Port Rd.(956) 455-3340 or (956) 459-2559
*Miss Heart of Texas (956)372-3221
*Good Shepherd Community Church300 Morrison Rd.(956) 350-8282
*New Harvest Ministries2150 El Jardin Heights Rd(956) 831-2231
*Hosanna Assembly 2400 El Jardin Heights(956) 831-5750
*Pro Pack & Ship LLC5460 North Paredes Line Rd.Suite # 206(956) 504-5006
* Denotes Donation Drop off Locations throughout the City of Brownsville
*Rodeo Dental1634 Central Blvd.(956) 542-2530
*Valley International Christian CenterFM 802
*In Our Father’s House
* Vineyard Christian Fellowship 1200 Mackintosh Drive (956)542-4136
*Word of God Church / Faith Christian Academy1944 E. Alton Gloor Blvd. (956) 546-7726
*Shamma Christian Center825 W. Saint Francis(956) 542-2782
Allied Waste ServicesBISD Youth Connection ProjectBrownsville Teen CenterChrist Church of the ValleyValley Regional HospitalThe Girl Scouts of AmericaThe Border Lion’s Club
*Temple Emanuel845 W. Saint Francis St.(956) 546-1498
Duro Bag Mfg, Co.Embassy of the SpiritGood Neighbor Settlement HouseHome Depot
*Unity Church of Brownsville100 Seville Blvd/FM 802(956) 831-2008
Inteva ProductsPets Mart, Inc. S & M Transport LLCSign SolutionsW. W. Cannon, Inc
Food Bank of Brownsville Tentative Drop off Locations
• First Baptist Church• Inteva Products, Inc.• Valley Christian High School• Restauracion Y Poder Church• Paul Luna’s Church • Valley Baptist Hospital• Brownsville Municipal Golf Course• Immaculate Conception• T-Mobile• Best Buy
BISD Youth Connection Project/Snack Bag Shopping List
40 Each Capri Sun Juice Packet 6.7640 Each Capri Sun Juice Packet 6.7640 Each Capri Sun Juice Packet 6.7630 Each Individual Serving Cereal 9.0848 Each Quaker Chewy Bars 9.3548 Each Granola Bar 9.3548 Each Fruit Bars 12.4748 Each Individual Fruit Cocktail 22.0040 Each Chef Boyardee 7.5oz 35.0036 Each Individual Applesauce 8.8836 Each Cookie Packet Assorted 9.8845 Each Cheese Filled Crackers 6.9845 Each Peanut Butter Filled Crackers 6.98 Total Cost $150.25 NOTE: The items listed provide 45 Snack Pack Bags at an individual cost of $4.00 per bag.
Donations Provide for Snack Pack Bags:
$20.00 Provides Snack Pack Bags for 5 Children/Youth $40.00 Provides Snack Pack Bags for 10 Children/Youth $60.00 Provides Snack Pack Bags for 15 Children/Youth$80.00 Provides Snack Pack Bags for 20 Children/Youth $100.00 Provides Snack Pack Bags for 25 Children/Youth $_____ Please Provide as many Snack Pack Bags as possible with this donation!WILL ADVISE INFORMATION BELOW: Other ways to Donate: The BMA-BTC Food Bank of Brownsville is proud to be a partner with BBVA
Compass Bank. If you open an individual account with BBVA Compass Bank, $50.00 will be donated to our programs. If you open a Business Account with BBVA Compass Bank, $200.00 will donated to our programs. Secondly! .25 % of your purchases will be donated to our program. Just think! Every time you make a purchase on your BBVA Compass bank card some child/youth is provided funds towards receiving a Snack Pack Bag. All you have to do when opening your account is say “We want to be a partner of the BMA-BTC Food Bank of Brownsville” If you currently have an account and already bank with BBVA Compass bank and want to be a partner let your Account Representative know that you what to partner with us. Your donations are “Tax Deductable” as to the laws of our 501 (c) 3 Non-Profit Corporation.
“Your Donations are Acceptable and Appreciated”
Hunger and Poverty
Hunger is a term which has three meanings (Oxford English Dictionary 1971)
• The uneasy or painful sensation caused by want of food, craving appetite. Also exhausted condition caused by want of food.
• The want or scarcity of food in a country
• A strong desire or craving
There are 925 Million Hungry People in the World or as now stated as food insecure.
19 Million in Developed Countries 37 Million Near East and North Africa 53 Million Latin America and the Caribbean239 Million Sub-Saharan Africa578 Million Asia and the Pacific
According to statistics no one really knows how many people are malnourished
In round numbers there are 7 billion people in the world, thus with 925 million hungry or food insecure people in the world, 13.1 percent, or almost 1 in 7 people are hungry.
Children are the most visible victims of under-nutrition. Children who are poorly nourished suffer up to 160 days of illness each year. Poor nutrition plays a role in at least half of the 10.9 deaths each year-Five million deaths.
Hunger in the United States
Three years after the onset of the recent financial and economic crises, hunger remains high in the United States.
In 2010, 17.2 million households, 14.5 percent (approximately) one in seven were found to be food insecure, the highest number ever recorded in the United States.
In 2010 the U. S. Poverty Rate was 15.1% Up from 12.5% in 1997
50 Million people in the United States receive some type of food assistance out of a population of 320 million State of Hunger (Texas)
Nine states exhibited statistically significant higher household food insecurity rates than the U. S. national average in 2008-2010United States 14.6%Mississippi 19.4%Texas 18.8%Etc….Etc…
Currently New Mexico is now number three
Our Community-Poverty Rate
The Texas Region defined by the cities of McAllen, Edinburg, and Mission has the highest poverty rate in the country at 33.4%
1% of the budget of the United States is in support of welfare of our population, that percentage would be 2% if food assistance was included (Snap, Food Stamps, etc.)
Brownsville, Texas
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2009.
Brownsville 33.3%Whole State 17.2%
Brownsville-Poor Families by Type in 2009
42.3%-Married Couple Family 2.9%-Male, no wife present54.8%-Female, no husband present
www.city-data.com
Collaboration
Definition: The act of working together, united labor.
UTB Students-Thank you for the support of the BISD Homeless Youth Connection Project through your generous donations for Snack Pack Bag Program.
What’s next?
Kid’s Cafes?
Community Involvement?
Community Awareness?
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Can we fill in the blanks?
Can we make a difference?
Giving: My definition-Take inventory, if you have a willing mind to give either, money, resources, time, talent, use these things. Don’t sell yourself short, giving is accepted as to what a person has, not according to what someone does not have (Explain)
Close-A Mission Field
Initiative: An introductory act of a leading action or task. It is often done without managerial influence.
To achieve specific objectives in the near-term.
Examples:
1.) Reduce Cost 2.) Increase Efficiency 3.) Improve Sales Performance. These are from a business prospective however we can use these examples as an understanding of an initiative.
InitialFirst StepOriginatingBeginning
What are some first steps of our initiative? 1.) 2.) 3.)
Q & A
Youth Connection ProjectDiana Clough(956) [email protected]
Food Bank of BrownsvilleKenneth D. Parks(956) 621-1234Ken.parks@foodbankofbrownsville.comwww.foodbankofbrownsville.com