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[Title] Harnessing Youth Voice in the Fight Against Hunger: The Role… [Author] Megan Mills-Novoa [Year] 2010 [Publication Type] Field Reports [Community Focus] School Staff, Students, Youth [Location] Albuquerque, Domestic, New Mexico [Description] Harnessing Youth Voice in the Fight Against Hunger: The Role of Youth in Evaluating Federal Nutrition Assistance Programs Within Albuquerque Public Schools provides an overview of Albuquerque… Read more [Affiliation] Emerson Fellow [Body] 
Harnessing Youth Voice the Fight Against Hunger The role youth evaluating federal nutrition assistance programs within Albuquerque Public Schools Taylor Cyr Grade Megan MillsNovoa Bill Emerson National Fellow New Mexico Community Foundation Elev Acknowledgments would like thank students who participated some aspect this project Specifically Samuel Ochoa Alex Rodriguez Cinthia Salazar Paolo Perez Isabella Perales Alfredo Perea LaVette Martinez Shyann Cordero Brianna Williams involved Initiative and advisory class Tamara Lopez for sharing their thoughts ideas Daniel Lau immeasurable support editorial contributions also Lindsay Theo Nora Chavez Parry Silcox Martha Sousa Lastly Kathy Sullivan Shana McDavis Conway mentorship guidance Miriam Passman Jessica Sayers Table Contents Executive Summary Childhood Food Security Insecurity Experiences with Methods Defining Interviews School Breakfast Program Lunch Translating Feedback into Positive Change Conclusion Notes Purpose Study This report seeks highlight importance voices focusing majority evaluative processes used USDA Nutrition Service school districts assess serving are quantitative measures meals served program participation rates These assessment tools not incorporate student perceptions these ontheground efficacy discusses engaging consulting when assessing mechanisms gathering such data objective provide staff district administrators schoollevel cafeteria managers organizers working environment resource advocating incorporation voice well example how can collected interpreted Key Findings interviewed identified hunger significant problem community that affects ability peers themselves learn develop Students three main causes joblessness family instability lack access nutritious foods expressed breakfast was important learning though perception did correlate need utilizing highlighted issues associated contribute underutilization eligible stigma low food quality inconvenience universally felt lunch better serve more had free reduced systems Child recession deepened unemployment continued rise insecurity reached its highest levels since began collecting national security Children have been disproportionately affected current all children were insecure compared household average alarmingly high rate among jeopardizes future Numerous studies shown higher risk health developmental problemsiii Christy Bird Federal Women Infants WIC Supplemental Assistance SNAP NSLP Adult Care CACFP SBP work insure throughout able caloric nutritional needs met Through millions American they otherwise unable receive however reach due implementation outreach Sydney Sandoval order identify ways which essential provided space present perspectives around them young communities identifying areas improvement seldom included evaluation exclusion from disservice nation rely fulfill Mexican households experienced hardshipiv hardship defined Research Action Center FRAC money buy Poverty key cause living poverty averagev means roughly one quarter under line Recent two times needed meet familys basic meaning even than becoming experiencing hardshipvi Floripa Olguin evident number presence utilization component insuring Approximately third population lives making largest city state Due prevalence especially crucial based effective providing public nonprofit schools residential childcare institutions commodities reimbursement snacks guidelines Free below Reduced between linevii year enrolled APS those through NSLPviii most elements Isabell Stephenson inclusion element understanding successes shortcomings effort engage diverse experience variety strategies preparing group approximately hundred invited participate photovoice focused everyday relationship teenagers photos presented images Nazhoni Cunejo Additionally four focus groups held middle discussions what things done help part writing definition large piece paper placed classroom activity called Popular Knowledge allowed share personal popular definitions way understand Scott Schrader followed oneonone interviews about has suggestions could Particularly relevant excerpts interview transcripts organized follow themes Following each theme short analysis feedback What does mean sometimes having enough wanting where you might hungry empty stomach Being Want Need eat When want Not something your growls Because tells Going without sometime eating Sarah Marzulli think issue because parents kids dont job someone People maybe dad left home divorce Diego Reyes Karem Malagon happening often now there jobs There anybody here going affect grow older They growing people but stop much junk healthier That probably why keep getting hungrier Junk doesnt really fill will tastes good poor lot live stuff then Our human body survive wont healthy wouldnt life ERROR stackunderflow OFFENDING COMMAND STACK
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