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Fruit & Vegetable Pilot Scioto County JVS 2002-2003

Introduction Scioto County Joint Vocational School Located in Rural South Central Ohio Serving 11th & 12th Grade Students Enrollment 511 Meal Eligibility: Paid Students – 51% Free Students – 49% A variety of career and technical programs are offered including childcare

Goals Children in Poverty Raising Awareness Initiating Change in Eating Habits Changing generational habits and health of our region’s future families and workers

Children in Poverty Scioto County Appx. Population 80,756  Poverty rates 27.5% or 185% of the state average Unemployment rates as high as 12% Our region also has the state’s highest teenage pregnancy and dropout rates

Raising Awareness Poverty and poor nutrition habits have become accepted as a way of life in this region Educating our future adult workforce includes essential life skills training Using the total education team

Initiating Change  Changing habits in the final years of school Made fruit available everywhere in the building all day long Expanded the breakfast program to the classroom Full meal service before ala Carte purchases Promoting the Eat Five A Day for Better Health throughout the building and targeting the cafeteria

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"Enabled us to include all..."  Enabled us to include all students Introduced new fruits and vegetables to students Program well received by students and staff Changed our focus in food services to a holistic approach Energized students in the afternoon

How to Make It Happen Use a team effort by including key staff Set the program standards Provide a positive environment Be flexible enough to make the program work

Next Steps Were we able to make generational changes? The impact of the pilot was important to our students & community