Sawubona! Igama lami ngingu-Molly Silverman, futhi ngiyi-dietetic intern e-University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB). Ngiqedele ukuzungezisa amaviki angu-4 ne-Galveston County Food Bank (GCFB) kusukela ngasekupheleni kuka-Agasti kuya ekuqaleni kuka-September 2024. Lokhu kusebenze njengokunye kokushintshana kwami ​​​​okusekelwe emphakathini, ukugcwalisa izimfuneko zokuzijwayeza ezigadiwe endleleni yami yokuba udokotela wezokudla obhalisiwe.

Selokhu ngaqala ukufundela ukudla okunomsoco, bengikushisekela ukusebenzela ukuthuthukisa impilo yomphakathi ngokusatshalaliswa ngokulinganayo kwezinsiza zezempilo kanye nokwandisa ukufinyelela kokudla okuphephile, okunomsoco. Kukho konke ukujikeleza kwami ​​ne-GCFB, ngiye ngathola ukufunda nokubamba iqhaza ezinhlelweni zokufinyelela zoMnyango Wezokudla okuhlanganisa i-Healthy Corner Store Project, amakilasi okufundisa ngokudla okunempilo e-Texas City High School, kanye nokusebenzisana ne-Galveston's Own Farmers Market kanye ne-Picnic Basket Student. I-Pantry yokudla e-UTMB.

Ngesonto lami lokuqala, ngakwazi ukuvakashela izitolo ezimbili ezibambisene ne-GCFB kuphrojekthi ye-Healthy Corner Store. Ngale phrojekthi, i-GCFB inikeza izitolo ezibambe iqhaza ngezinto zokumaketha ukuze zikhangise ngokwamukela izinzuzo zeSNAP kanye nokukhuthaza izinketho zokudla okunomsoco ezitolo. UStephanie, omunye Wothisha Bokudla, savakashela lezi zitolo ukuze sithintane nabanikazi bezitolo futhi siqaphe ikhwalithi yezinto zokuthengisa eziboniswayo njengamanje.

Esontweni lami lesibili, isikhathi sami esiningi ngasichitha ngikala futhi ngipakisha izinongo ukuze zifakwe emakhithi okudla oMnyango Wezokudla okuzosatshalaliswa emphakathini. Lawa makhithi azobandakanya ama-handouts okufundisa nokuvimbela isifo sikashukela kanye namakhadi eresiphi anomsoco kanye nezithako ezihambisanayo.

Ngikwazile ukubheka futhi ngisize
amakilasi okufundisa ngokudla okunempilo evikini lami lesithathu nelesine. Lezi bekungamaseshini amabili okuqala esifundweni se-Cooking Matters sabafundi besikole samabanga aphezulu e-Texas City High School. Lesi sifundo sihloselwe ukwenza abafundi bajabule ngokudla okunomsoco ngokubafundisa ngezincomo ze-MyPlate nokubazisa ngokudla okusha. Ikilasi ngalinye libandakanya kokubili isifundo kanye nomboniso wokupheka. Ngaba nethuba lokuhlanganyela nezinhlangothi zombili, ngisiza ekuhleleni nasekuqhutshweni kwezinkulumo futhi ngihole omunye wemibukiso yokupheka.

Ngiluthandile ulwazi lwami nge-GCFB. Ukuxhumana namalungu omphakathi, ukuhlobisa amabhodi eresiphi, nokuklama ama-handouts okufundisa/okuthunyelwe kwenkundla yezokuxhumana kube mnandi futhi kwanelisa. Uthando lwawo wonke umsebenzi lokuhlinzeka i-Galveston County ngokudla okunomsoco kanye nemfundo yezempilo lubonakala endleleni abasebenza kanzima ngayo kanye nempumelelo yezinhlelo zabo zokufinyelela. Ngibonga kakhulu ngesikhathi sami lapha, angisoze ngakukhohlwa lokhu okuhlangenwe nakho!