Our Impact
Over the last decade, The Charlie Cart Project has reached over 500,000 children and families through our 500 community partners across the country.
By The Numbers
500,000
Children and Families Reached Annually
1,400+
Educators Trained
500+
Community Partners Across 47 States
Beyond the Numbers
The Charlie Cart Project opens minds, builds confidence, and changes attitudes toward healthy food.
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People are blown away that I’ll get these kids to eat beets. [At first] the kids really freak out because beets are so ugly on the outside, but then I show them when you cut it, it’s just beautiful on the inside. Then, they try something with beets, like a rainbow smoothie, and they’re like, “oh, that’s bussin and bussin!”
If it’s one “bussin,” it’s good, if it’s two, it’s really good.
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One of my favorite stories is a young teen who hated guacamole, so I worked with her. We talked about what was in it. I had her make it “hands on.” By the end she was a huge fan, and she ran out with what she made to her mom shouting.
“You’ve got to taste this, we gotta make this at home.”
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I notice that the more consistently I get to a school, cooking becomes familiar, and the kids feel more confident to try new things. This extends way beyond the kitchen.
Gaining confidence in the kitchen teaches them they can do new and hard things out in the rest of the world.
Stories From the Field
Cooking up Kitchen Literacy with the Fontana Regional Library!
August 28, 2025 – Across the Fontana Regional Library system, kitchen literacy programs are springing up to help patrons to make informed food choices and improve understanding of their food sources.
