Kids Cook

“A copy of the 990 is provided to the board and management to review and accept prior to submisson to the irs.”

“Potential conflicts of interest are required to be reported to the board of directors as they arise. There is also a conflict of interest disclosure sheet that each board member signs annually.”

“Executive director and key employee compensation are subject to review and approval by the board of directors.”

“The organization's governing documents are made avialable upon written request.”

“The mission of kids cook is to improve the ovreall health of school children and their families through nutrition and physical activity education, by involving them in hands-on learning about culturally diverse foods that are healthy and appealing while teaching the benefits of daily exercise.”

“Volunteers assist instructors in the demonstration of cooking techniques and kitchen safety.”

“"kids cook has developed a train the teacher tasting program allowing classroom teachers to incorporate fruit and vegetable tasting lessons into their classroom activity. "kids cook has a total of 11 schools with dedicated kids cook space. This allows our educators easy access to their supplies and equipment, reducing time spent traveling between classes and creates a special kids cook environment; rich for learning. "kids cook became a unm off site work study program, employing college students and providing work experience in health, nutrition and education. "kids cook participated several community events, s.t.e.a.m -h a unm sponsored conference for over 800 middle and high school students, healthy here mobile food market, collaboration with wic and downtown growers market cooking with wic families using fresh vegetables and encourage wic participants to shop at the local market. "kids cook supports school gardening. Kirtland, dolores gonzales and valle vista elementary have school gardens. Kids cook provided training to food corps volunteers during their orientation training and work with them throughout the year to support school gardens. "kids cook beta tested and is finalizing development of a phone ap that encourages individuals, families, school sand communities to eat healthier an be more active while earning points that can be used to purchase fresh fruits and vegetables at local stores.”