Rotation: Community Rotation
Location: City Harvest
Activities / Assignments for the week: Participated in the New York City Food and Farm Bill Working Group. Participated in a webinar titled “Visualizing Health and the Farm Bill.” Participated in a planning meeting on the “Bodega Report Project” – a project that examines the environmental impact of bodegas in NYC. Attended a meeting with a political consulting firm to discuss how City Harvest can better engage state elected officials. Introduced to City Harvest team members working on a healthy school initiative. Read City Harvest’s strategic plan. Updated myself with City Harvest publications and resources.
Comments / Thoughts / What You Learned/ Challenges: This was an exciting week in which I was introduced to City Harvest and the projects that I will be involved in. There were a lot of introductions to City Harvest staff and outside organizations that I will be working with.
Learning Objectives Met: 1.5, 2.1, 4.11, 4.4, 2.2, 2.5, 2.8, 2.9, 2.10, 2.11, 2.12, 2.13, 3.3, 3.4, 4.6
Hours: 40

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Rotation: Community Rotation
Location: City Harvest
Activities / Assignments for the week: Participated in a presentation to members of the United Federation of Teachers on Breakfast in the Classroom. Updated City Harvest’s database of legislators. Participated in the New York City School Meals Coalition quarterly meeting. Attended the External Relations monthly staff meeting. Reviewed information about City Harvest’s nutrient dense policy.
Comments / Thoughts / What You Learned/ Challenges: During this week I became more familiar with how City Harvest engages in policy both to acquire funding from political representatives, to educate the public, and to best align themselves for political programs. I also became better acquainted with the Breakfast in the Classroom model for school breakfast and researched how it can be used to effectively decrease childhood hunger.
Learning Objectives Met: 1.2, 1.4, 4.4, 2.1, 2.2, 2.5, 2.8, 2.9, 2.10, 2.11, 2.12, 3.2, 3.3, 4.6, 4.7
Hours: 32

Date: January 23rd – January 27th

Rotation: Community Rotation
Location: City Harvest
Activities / Assignments for the week: Participated in the NYC food and farm bill working group meeting and provided a nutrition perspective. Attended a Healthy Neighborhoods training meeting and learned how programming at City Harvest will change over the next five years to fall within the strategic plan. Attended a Fresh Bodega Bed Stuy meeting. Attended a meeting with New York University masters students who will be conducting research for City Harvest and some of its partner agencies to discover how Breakfast in the Classroom is being utilized by schools within NYC. Met with Kate to discuss Democracy in Action – an online tool utilized by City Harvest to send policy communications and advocacy alerts. Attended the SIPA launch party at Columbia University to introduce the Bodega Report project to students who will be working with City Harvest to conduct research on healthy bodegas in NYC.
Learning Objectives Met: 1.2, 1.4, 1.5, 4.4, 2.1, 2.2, 2.5, 2.8, 2.9, 2.10, 2.11, 2.12, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 4.3, 4.6, 4.7
Hours: 40

Date: January 30th – February 3rd

Rotation: Community Rotation
Location: City Harvest
Activities / Assignments for the week: Updated City Harvest’s internal monthly policy issues to post on the website. Developed communications for promoting the Brooklyn Food Conference amongst City Harvest’s agencies and supporters. Utilized the online program Democracy in Action to create a method in which City Harvest supporters can directly message their council members about food and nutrition policy messages sent out by City Harvest. Attended various webinars and read up on ways to best use Democracy in Action. Participated in a call with a consulting firm about capital requests. Conducted a listserv clean up in order to best match City Harvest’s agencies with their political representatives. Conducted a statistical analysis of City Harvest’s political communications to date and developed plans to increase advocacy action amongst City Harvest’s agencies. Met with City Harvest staff to brainstorm the best way to outreach to schools within City Harvest’s Healthy Neighborhoods to promote Breakfast in the Classroom.
Learning Objectives Met: 1.1, 4.4, 2.1, 2.2, 2.5, 2.8, 2.9, 2.10, 2.11, 2.12, 3.2, 3.3, 4.3, 4.6, 4.7
Hours: 40

Date: February 6th – February 10th

Rotation: Community Rotation
Location: City Harvest
Activities / Assignments for the week: Developed a one-pager on how to talk to legislators which will be posted to City Harvest’s website. Updated the agency list for future mailings. Sent out post cards to City Harvest’s agencies encouraging them to take action on some pressing food and nutrition policy items. Conducted internet research on organizations that do similar political communications to City Harvest. Reviewed community assessments in City Harvest’s healthy neighborhoods. Volunteered at the Washington Heights Farmers Market. Reviewed healthy corner store policies utilized across the U.S..Conducted an analysis of individuals taking political action through City Harvest and compiled their inforamtion into City Harvest’s database manager Razor’s Edge.
Learning Objectives Met: 1.1, 1.4, 4.4, 2.1, 2.2, 2.5, 2.8, 2.9, 2.11, 2.12, 3.2, 3.3, 4.3, 4.6, 4.7
Hours: 40

Date: February 13th – February 17th

Rotation: Community Rotation
Location: City Harvest
Activities / Assignments for the week: Attended the webinar “BOLD New Insights into Diet and Heart Health.” Attended the webinar “Equitable Strategies for Growing Urban Agriculture.” Attended a meeting with Public Health Solutions on efforts to date for the Bodega Report Project and provided feedback to Columbia Students and their research. Attended “Feast on Health” during Social Media Week. Participated on a planning call for the Brooklyn Food Conference. Contacted the offices of elected officials to ask for their support of City Harvest’s Annual Gala. Attended “In the Twitter Kitchen” a talk about cooking blogs utilizing social media.
Learning Objectives Met: 1.2, 1.5, 4.4, 2.1, 2.2, 2.5, 2.8, 2.9, 2.10, 2.11, 2.12, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 4.3, 4.6
Hours: 32

Date: February 20th – February 24th

Rotation: Community Rotation
Location: City Harvest
Activities / Assignments for the week: Volunteered at the Just Food Conference on February 24th and February 25th. Attended the webinar “A Risky Proposition: Crop Insurance and Climate Change.” Attended a WIC Vendor Training. Participated in a Bodega Report Check in Call. Drafted website content for the Farm Bill and created an advocacy alert through Democracy in Action. Drafted a Letter of Support from One Economy in support of Breakfast in the Classroom.
Learning Objectives Met: 1.4, 1.5, 4.4, 2.1, 2.2, 2.5, 2.8, 2.9, 2.10, 2.11, 2.12, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 4.3, 4.6
Hours: 32

Date: February 27th – March 2nd

Rotation: Community Rotation
Location: City Harvest
Activities / Assignments for the week: Created a summary of the 2012 FRAC hardship data. Collected journal letters from elected officials for the annual gala. Developed an HTML template for sending out City Harvest’s action alerts. Attended a briefing for New School students on Breakfast in the Classroom.
Learning Objectives Met: 4.4, 2.1, 2.2, 2.5, 2.8, 2.9, 2.11, 2.12, 3.2, 3.3, 4.6
Hours: 40

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Date: March 5th – March 9th

Rotation: Community Rotation
Location: City Harvest
Activities / Assignments for the week: Attended the Farm to City Expo. Attended the New York City Food Show. Particiapted in the New York City School Meals Coalition Parent Engagement working group call. Created a sign-up page on Democracy in action. Generated performance metrics for our last action alerts. Drafted social networking content related to policy.
Learning Objectives Met: 1.1, 4.4, 2.1, 2.2, 2.5, 2.8, 2.9, 2.10, 2.11, 2.12, 3.2, 3.3, 4.6
Hours: 40

Date: March 12th – March 16th

Rotation: Community Rotation
Location: City Harvest
Activities / Assignments for the week: Attended a talk on the future of urban agriculture put on by the FSNYC. Participated in the Breakfast in the Classroom committee meeting at United Way. Attended the webinar “Licensing Laws: Strong Tools for Healthy Food.” Conducted outreach for Breakfast in the Classroom at the United Federation for Teachers in their Brooklyn Office. Researched websites and blogs that use web tools to provide information about Breakfast in the Classroom. Drafted an action alert. Revised policy update language for website posting. Sent details for a future video on political action to marketing. Researched methods for expanding e-alert sign up. Collected volunteer and donor data into Razor’s Edge.

Learning Objectives Met: 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 4.4, 4.8, 2.1, 2.2, 2.5, 2.8, 2.9, 2.10, 2.11, 3.2, 2.12, 3.3, 4.6
Hours: 40

Date: March 19th – March 23rd

Rotation: Community Rotation
Location: City Harvest
Activities / Assignments for the week: Developed a school outreach plan for Breakfast in the Classroom. Had a conversation and brainstorming session with City Harvest staff about food sourcing and determining nutrient density. Participated in a call about the Breakfast in the Classroom Principal Summits outreach efforts with the Office of School Food. Attended NYC’s Hunger and Food Policy Council meeting.
Learning Objectives Met: 1.1, 1.3, 4.4, 4.9, 4.8, 2.1, 2.2, 2.5, 2.8, 2.9, 2.10, 2.11, 2.12, 3.2, 3.3, 4.6
Hours: 40

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Date: March 26th – March 30th

Rotation: Community Rotation
Location: City Harvest
Activities / Assignments for the week: Conducted outreach in Queens on Breakfast in the Classroom. Held a planning meeting for a parent training on Breakfast in the Classroom. Gave a training on using Democracy in Action. Developed materials for the training on Breakfast in the Classroom. Drafted an event flyer for the Breakfast in the Classroom training. Conducted further website background research for Breakfast in the Classroom. Drafted a policy update communication. Drafted a one-pager about the website for the coalition. Developed a buisness plan for a Breakfast in the Classroom website and provided the plan to the New York City School Meals Coalition.
Learning Objectives Met: 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 4.4, 4.9, 4.8, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.5, 2.8, 2.9, 2.10, 2.11, 2.12, 3.2, 3.3, 3.6, 4.1, 4.3, 4.6
Hours: 40

Date: April 2nd – April 6th

Rotation: Community Rotation
Location: City Harvest
Activities / Assignments for the week: Made edits to the April/March policy update communication. Drafted a phone script for Breakfast in the Classroom outreach calls. Drafted a PowerPoint and training materials for the Breakfast in the Classroom training.
Learning Objectives Met: 4.4, 1.3, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.5, 2.8, 2.9, 2.10, 2.11, 2.12, 3.2, 3.3, 3.6, 4.1, 4.6
Hours: 16

Date: April 9th – April 13th

Rotation: Community Rotation
Location: City Harvest
Activities / Assignments for the week: On Spring Break
Hours: 0

Date: April 16th – 20th

Rotation: Community Rotation
Location: City Harvest
Activities / Assignments for the week: Drafted a follow up phone script for the Breakfast in the Classroom training outreach. Attended an external relations meeting. Gathered statistics on the policy communications. Conducted parent training outreach calls. Gave a 101 on the website to staff. Reviewed a second draft of the training PowerPoint. Drafted an action alert.
Learning Objectives Met: 1.1, 4.4, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.5, 2.8, 2.9, 2.10, 2.11, 2.12, 3.2, 3.3, 3.6, 4.1
Hours: 24

Date: April 23rd – April 27th

Rotation: Community Rotation
Location: City Harvest
Activities / Assignments for the week: Drafted website content for a response to the NYT’s article on Breakfast in the Classroom. Attended and volunteered at the City Harvest Gala. Conducted parent training outreach calls. Attended a presentation by the Stern Consulting Corps on Healthy Corner stores. Attended the monthly programs meeting.

Learning Objectives Met: 1.3, 4.4, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.5, 2.8, 2.9, 2.10, 2.11, 2.12, 3.2, 3.3, 3.6, 4.1, 4.6
Hours: 40

Date: April 30th – May 4th

Rotation: Community Rotation
Location: City Harvest
Activities / Assignments for the week: Conducted a mock parent training at the New York City Food Bank on Breakfast in the Classroom. Attended the Bodega Research project final briefing. Drafted a e-newsletter that will be utilized by agency relations at City Harvest. Began developing a website for Breakfast in the Classroom. Drafted City Harvest’s policy update. Drafted an annotated agenda for the Breakfast in the Classroom training.
Learning Objectives Met: 1.3, 1.5, 4.4, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.5, 2.7, 2.8, 2.9, 2.10, 2.11, 2.12, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 3.6, 4.1, 4.6
Hours: 40

Date: May 7th – May 11th

Rotation: Community Rotation
Location: City Harvest
Activities / Assignments for the week: Conducted a training on Breakfast in the Classroom for parents in the Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens, and Manhattan. Completed a mail merge and invited over 600 agencies to attend the Brooklyn Food Conference. Debriefed the parent training. Compiled the stats for our April email blast. Created an e-mail blast archive.  Updated the policy chow and action alert templates. Added Democracy in Action supporters to action alert and policy chow ‘groups.’ As people sign up for email blasts they are auto selecting which group they would like to be a part of. Created a thank you page for people who are signing up for City Harvests email alerts.
Learning Objectives Met: 1.3, 4.4, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2.5, 2.7, 2.8, 2.9, 2.10, 2.11, 2.12, 2.13, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5, 3.6, 4.1, 4.6
Hours: 40

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Date: May 14th – May 18th

Rotation: Community Rotation

Location: City Harvest

Activities / Assignments for the week: Drafted up recommendations for the next Breakfast in the Classroom training for parents. Held follow up call on the Breakfast in the Classroom training. Compiled stats for the April Policy update. Prepared for parent outreach at the UFT conference in the Bronx. Conducted outreach to parents at the UFT conference in the Bronx. Prepared for departure from City Harvest - cleaning out files and folders etc.

Hours: 34

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Date: May 20th – May 24th

Rotation: Community Rotation

Location: City Harvest

Activities / Assignments for the week: Followed up on Saturdays Parent conference - sending e-mails, drafting up attendee list. Drafted monthly policy update. Drafted Policy Chow. Conducted a conference call on the Breakfast in the Classroom website. Attended the Program Monthly Meeting. Discussed contract for future work with City Harvest. Provided staff with an overview of how to use Democracy in Action.

Hours: 20