Since 1982, the Youth Garden Grant has supported school and youth educational garden projects that enhance the quality of life for youth and their communities. In early 2023, fifty organizations will be awarded $500 in funding and a collection of gardening supplies for their youth garden program.

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Youth Entrepreneurship In-Person Training

The Hawaiʻi Afterschool Alliance and Young Entrepreneurship Institute presents: Showcase Youth Voice While Building Workforce Skills. An entrepreneurial mindset benefits every child because entrepreneurship activities are proven to build 21st-century workforce skills. The goal of this interactive session is to build your confidence and resource base for implementing a pitch event in your program. You will leave the session ready to inspire your youth from idea to pitch and beyond, and with all the materials you need. For questions, contact Sheryll Famularcano, sfamular@hawaii.edu.

Event Details:

Monday, November 14, 2022, 9 A.M. to 2 P.M.
Hālau ʻĪnana Ma Kapaʻakea
2438 S Beretania Street
Honolulu, HI 96826 

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**Lunch to be provided**

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Free Zoom Class to Explore Newly Published Keiki Activity Book

The Food Basket's "DA BUX Double Up Food Bucks" program is excited to announce a free Zoom class for families which introduces our newly published keiki activity book, "Kai and Hōkū Explore Foods of Hawaiʻi in the Hoʻoilo Wet Season." The class will be taught by authors Dr. Koh Ming Wei and Tiana Kamen. It will include activities and recipes involving citrus, one of the wet season foods featured in the book. Attached is a flyer that includes the registration and Zoom links for the session (along with a printer friendly version). Please feel free to share the flyer with others. Everyone is welcome!

Families who are recipients of SNAP-EBT food benefits are eligible to request financial assistance during registration to help them purchase supplies needed for this class. Approved requests will be mailed a $30 gift card to a grocery store available on their island. We have a limited number of gift cards available, so please encourage your families to submit their requests as soon as possible.

If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to robert@hawaiifoodbasket.org or at 808-437-3044. We look forward to seeing you there!

Event Details:

Saturday, Nov 19, 2022 | 8:30 A.M - 9:30 A.M
Registration Link: bit.ly/3f7Rxvv 
Zoom Link: bit.ly/3fkXV2p

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Ho‘ola Farms’ Amanda Cox shared information at the most recent Ka‘u-Kea‘au-Pahoa Complex Area Wellness Lead meeting about the organization and the many programs that benefit our community, including:

• Farm to Car Market
• Can Do Keiki
• Hilo Food Hub
• Kupuna Market
  
  

This is a "CAN-DO" organization, so to discuss student activity ideas or for more information contact, Amanda Cox at amanda.cox@hoolafarms.org.

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Healthy Teens Hawaii Cooking Series

Eat Wisely is one of the Power 9^® longevity principles for creating healthy habits, and cooking demonstrations are a great way to learn how to prepare healthy recipes at home. Last month, Blue Zones Project Hawai‘i partnered with students to broaden their skills, insights, and tastebuds with leading well-being activities and events. These opportunities allow our youth to make a deeper connection to their health and the Power 9 principles, share their well-being passion, develop soft skills, and career readiness skills to be well-being leaders in their community. 

Blue Zones Project Hawai‘i teamed up with Kai Teranishi-Guay, a high school student at Punahou School, on her Girl Scout Gold Award project – Healthy Teens Hawaii, which focused on educating and inspiring teenagers in Hawai‘i to fall in love with healthy meals and cooking for the sake of their long-term health. Through the Healthy Teens Hawaii project, Kai created a website with blog posts and healthy recipes and co-hosted a series of three virtual healthy cooking classes. The series of virtual cooking demonstrations focused on healthy “snack foods,” like homemade hummus, homemade almond butter and energy bites, and healthy on-the-go bentos—nutritious options instead of the highly processed snacks teens commonly reach for. Kai carefully selected the recipes to ensure that each dish was fail-safe and good for teens who might not cook.

According to Kai (pictured above on left with assistant Aaliyah Okoji), “Blue Zones Project (BZP) was the perfect organization for me to work with because our values completely aligned. One way that BZP works toward improving people’s health is by encouraging eating healthily, which is what I aimed to do with my project. I really enjoyed teaching others how to make my recipes! Initially, I was a bit nervous to talk in front of a large audience, but with practice, it became easier, and I was able to develop better presentational skills.”

Lifestyles are often centered around food and cooking demonstrations are a fun way to educate and share healthy nudges for all ages. Have fun in your kitchen with your keiki by creating a new healthy dish from our Healthy Teens Hawaii series with these recipes. Creating an environment to nurture, grow, and showcase our Hawai’ 'i youth to lead well-being activities allows us to continue to build communities where the healthy choice is the easy choice. If you are interested in opportunities to feature your youth program or class at a Blue Zones Project virtual event, contact us at bluezonesprojecthawaii@sharecare.com!

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