Table Talk

East Side Table seek a part-time project coordinator for our senior food access pilot beginning spring 2018  through October 2018. East Side Table is working to address access to healthy food and development of new food skills with East Saint Paul’s diverse communities. Initiative include Make-at-Home Meal Kits from Local Crate, community events, cooking class, and community meals. Additional details here: East Side Table Senior Coordinator job description. 

The East Side Table senior pilot’s goal is to improve the health and well-being of East Side senior residents by increasing access to health food and opportunities to dine with neighbors, family, and friends. The main activities include small community meals with an individual community co-host, the development of an East Side Table Senior Advisory Council, and inter-generational community meals during the summer months. The Senior Coordinator would

We’re looking for someone with experience in working with senior populations, a passion for food access and cooking, and an understanding of the vibrancy and diversity of the East Side of Saint Paul communities. Hours range from 10-20 a week, including some evening and weekends with flexible schedule.

For more details and to apply: Send resume and letter of interested to info@eastsidetable.org or call 651-300-2505.

Thanks!

-East Side Table

University of Minnesota Extension Health and Nutrition is a program of the Center for Family Development. Their focus is making the healthy choice the easy choice for all Minnesotans, through research, education and engagement in the community. Extension Health and Nutrition staff work on systems-level issues of food access and policy as well as food skills and education. They have two federally funded nutrition education programs that serve income-qualified populations; SNAP-Ed (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Education) and EFNEP (Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program), as well as a cooking intensive curriculum called Cooking Matters. All three programs have worked with partners on the East Side to provide nutrition tips and cooking knowledge to seniors, adults, children and families.

Extension joined East Side Table in 2017 to see how their Health & Nutrition programs could support current and future projects around healthy food, specifically the Make-at-Home Meal Kits! It has been a huge privilege to get to know extension and learn from their shared wisdom and experience working on nutrition and healthy eating projects throughout the Twin Cities. We have all been excited to share ideas and resources such as grocery store tours for meal kit participants, connecting partners with SNAP-Ed, EFNEP and Cooking Matters classes, and engaging with partners about how to increase healthy food access for all East Side residents.

Thank you to Laura Bohen and the rest of University of Minnesota Extension for their dedication to healthy food access and nutritional knowledge throughout the East Side Saint Paul community!