Food Banks
Food Banks use the Charlie Cart to help their clients through innovative and educational programs. Our Food Bank members run food education workshops, client cooking classes, and community engagement events.
Why Cook at a Food Bank?
Food Banks are committed to addressing food insecurity through innovative and educational programs, alongside providing food for community members in need. By partnering with the Charlie Cart Project, Food Banks can equip individuals with the information, skills and resources to feed their families healthy, nutritious food.
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HOW FOOD BANKS USE CHARLIE CART
Cooking ClassesThrough hands-on cooking classes, educators provide practical cooking skills, tips for meal planning, and creative ways to make nutritious and delicious meals on a budget. Food bank cooking classes can empower community members to stretch their food dollars in new, delicious and healthy ways.
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HOW FOOD BANKS USE CHARLIE CART
Taste TestingFood bank educators use the Charlie Cart to provide taste tests of produce and food readily available to patrons. These small bites can help patrons select items they might normally not have tried before or known how to prepare.
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HOW FOOD BANKS USE CHARLIE CART
Community EventsFood bank educators engage with other community events, like Farmer’s Markets or festivals, where they promote the work of their organization and showcase the impact of food education programs.
Our food banks serve the communities with food education
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Impact is empowering people with knowledge… for a food bank you can hand out food all day long, but unless people know what to do with it, it’s basically useless to them. And so, having a mobile kitchen to take and actually empower folks with the knowledge that they need to cook better, to cook differently, it’s irreplaceable. It comes down to that knowledge and education piece.”
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We serve of 200,000 families each year across the 10 coastal counties of South Carolina. In 2015 we reached of 35,000 people through our Nutrition Education programs. My dream was to have a mobile kitchen where we could teach families to prepare tasty meals that are healthy and affordable, no matter the setting. The Charlie Cart provides this and more.”
Get Started
Join Food Banks across the country in enhancing and broadening their educational programming through fun, mobile, hands-on learning that empowers clients, extends food budgets, and promotes the work of your organization. Click the links below to get started or learn more.
