Community Education Programs
The Food Bank of the Southern Tier is committed to helping members of the community understand the complexities and root causes of hunger and poverty. The main workshop offered through the Food Bank’s Community Education program is Hunger 101, an interactive, age-appropriate workshop that explores the realities of hunger and poverty in our community.
The goals of the Community Education Programs are:
- Increase awareness of hunger in the Southern Tier.
- Increase understanding of the causes, consequences and responses to hunger and poverty.
- Increase awareness of the Food Bank of the Southern Tier and the emergency food assistance network.
Thank you for your interest in having a FBST Community Education opportunity for your group! To get your request going, please fill out this form:
Hunger 101
Hunger 101 is our gateway programming for people to learn more about hunger in our communities. This one-hour, experiential activity walks participants through what hunger is, who is hungry in the Southern Tier, what causes hunger, and what we can do about hunger.
Hunger 101 and Visiting the Food Bank
The Food Bank is proud to offer half-day service-learning opportunities at our warehouse and office in Elmira. These experiential sessions include a tour of our warehouse and facility, a Hunger 101 workshop, and a shift volunteering in our production room. We find that these service-learning sessions are very impactful and educational for all ages, including youth. Families are also encouraged to participate.
Hunger 101 for Middle and High School Students
How can I schedule a Hunger 101 workshop?
If you are interested in having your student group participate in a Hunger 101, please fill out the contact form above.
Other Workshops
Food Banking 101
Where does all that food come from? How are my donations optimized? Learn the answers to these questions and more. This workshop covers how food banking works in general, and how the Food Bank of the Southern Tier specifically operates.
Advocacy 101
Learn how to educate and lobby your elected officials at all levels of government – great for individuals as well as organizations that aren’t sure of the rules around advocacy as a 501c3 non-profit organization.
Racial Wealth Gap Simulation
Explores the history of policies through the present day that have created the racial wealth gap that plagues our communities still today.
What Students Are Saying
The experience was very informative and made me realize that you can’t tell what people are going through just by looking at them from the outside. Before this workshop, I never understood how difficult it can be to feed a family.
It really made me realize how stressful some people can be feeling everyday, and it’d be so hard.
It’s hard and frustrating to be in a position like this.
It [Hunger 101] modeled life because people do really struggle to survive, and it’s real, not a game.
For more information contact:
advocacy@foodbankst.org
607.796.6061 x4031