| Name | Candis |
|---|---|
| Last Name | Martin |
| Home Address | 6574 East Brainerd Road Apt. 406 Chattanooga, TN 37421 United States |
| Organization Name | Candy's Cooking |
| Describe Your Role In The Organization | I am the Chief Executive Officer. |
| Organization Address | 4872 Jersey Pike Chattanooga, TN 37416 United States |
| Website | |
| Best Phone Number To Reach You | 423-320-0612 |
| Alternate Phone Number | |
| Email Address | pinkyaries1@gmail.com |
| Alternate Email Address | pinkyaries1@gmail.com |
| Please Describe Your Project In Detail | Cook it Up! Serve it Up! is a community-based cooking program for at-risk youth and families. We have discovered that there are limited occasions for youth to have healthy home-cooked meals in our community. Covid has shown a major need for healthy food choices in communities across Chattanooga and surrounding areas. Processed foods have been number one among at-risk youth and it is causing physical and emotional imbalances among youth. We would like to teach youth and young adults how to eat healthy meals and they can in turn go to their communities and feed others that we may not know healthy foods for their families as well. |
| Please explain how your project meets the requirements of the American Rescue Plan | Our program meets the American Rescue Plan by providing education, training, and meals to provide for families across Chattanooga. This program creates an opportunity for youth-focused cooking programs to be developed, implemented, and evaluated with the goal of providing invaluable life skills and food literacy to this potentially vulnerable group. This 20-month community-based cooking program for at-risk youth will improve the development and progression of cooking skills, literacy, and help mitigate food disparities in our communities. |
| Where would your project take place? | All Goods, Olivet Nation, and Community Center |
| How much will your project cost in total? | 150000 |
| Do you have any matching funding sources from other local governments, private entities, non-profits, or philanthropic entities for your project? | Yes |
| Please describe the source and list amounts of any other funding. | We have local non-profits that will be assisting us in this program. |
| What portion of the project are you asking the city to fund? | We are asking the city to fund half of the overall cost of the project over the next 20 months. |
| If funded, when would your project start? | August 8, 2022 |
| How long would your project take to complete? | 8/8/24 |
| What milestones would you use to measure your project’s progress? | We will see families having home-cooked meals and sharing healthy foods with people in their communities. |
| How would you ensure accountability and transparency throughout the project lifecycle? | Through partnerships with local non-profits and volunteers, we have accountability that this project will be successful. |
| If successful, how would your project benefit the community? | People will not just receive a meal, communities will help to feed one another. For us, this is successful. |
| How will you attract community buy-in for your project? | We will market with churches, social media, radio, and through our partners. |
| Name | Candis Martin |
| Contact Information | 4233200612 |
| Is there anything else you would like us to know about your project? | We believe that we can do a lot when we all come together to serve one another. Our communities will be better for this. |