Get Involved | Contact Us
Apple Corps fights the root causes of obesity, malnutrition and hunger in underserved communities. We are a team of National Service Members guided by the belief that all people deserve to live healthful lives. In this work, Apple Corps collaborates with schools, community groups and local organizations to educate children about nutrition and physical activity, improve policies affecting child health, and connect families to health-promoting resources.
School-based Projects:
1) Eat Better, Feel Better — Apple Corps supports nutrition and physical activity programs, policies and partnerships at five Seattle Elementary Schools as a partner of the Eat Better, Feel Better Initiative. This program collaborates with the Seattle Nutrition Action Consortium (S.N.A.C.) to implement nutrition and fitness activities integral to a healthy school environment. Apple Corps:
-
Educates students in the classroom through cross-curricular lessons (such as math, science, literacy and art), cooking demonstrations and taste tests.
-
Involves parents through family-oriented activities.
-
Implements school wellness policies.
-
Provides structured recess activities and other fitness-based programming.
-
Leads school gardening initiatives.
Schools Partnering with the Eat Better, Feel Better Initiative include: T.T. Minor, Emerson, John Muir, Van Asselt and Concord.
2) Mission: Delicious — Apple Corps coordinates this school-based assembly-style program with additional classroom and take-home elements. This program was developed in partnership with Operation Frontline, S.N.A.C. and Seattle Public Schools. Offered at elementary schools throughout the Seattle area, Mission: Delicious teaches students food preparation skills and the importance of eating a well-balanced diet through fun, interactive programming. Elementary schools that report 50% or more students enrolled in the free and reduced lunch program are eligible for this program.
3) After-school Programs — Apple Corps creates opportunities for nutrition education and fitness by implementing activities and lessons in after-school programs and community centers. These programs teach young people about healthy eating for a lifetime through cooking demonstrations, nutrition education and a physical education component.
Community-based Projects
Apple Corps places National Service Members in community organizations dedicated to eliminating health disparities for underserved children and families throughout Seattle and King County. For 2008 and 2009, we have placed members in the following two Seattle organizations:
1) Lettuce Link, a program of Solid Ground, is an innovative food and gardening program that has been growing and giving since 1988. The program creates access to fresh, nutritious and organic produce, seeds and gardening information for low-income families in Seattle. We work to educate the community about food security and sustainable food production.
2) The P-Patch Trust provides organic community garden space for residents of 69 Seattle neighborhoods. The P-Patch Program's community-based program areas include community gardening, market gardening, youth gardening and food policy in the City of Seattle. These programs serve all Seattle citizens with an emphasis on low-income and immigrant populations and youth. Their community gardens offer 1,800 plots serving more than 6,000 urban gardeners on 23 acres of land.
- Volunteer! For more info about our current volunteer needs, please contact us at applecorps@solid-ground.org.
- Donate gift cards! Apple Corps happily accepts gift cards from QFC, Safeway, or any Seattle grocery store that allows flexible purchasing of healthy fruits, vegetables and cooking products.
- Apply for AmeriCorps! Apple Corps Members are provided through the Washington Service Corps.
- In addition to the Apple Corps program, Solid Ground coordinates several National Service programs with more than 100 stipended positions throughout Seattle & King County.
- Apple Corps brochure
Phone: 206.694.6711
Email: applecorps@solid-ground.org
FAX: 206.694.6777
Address: Apple Corps
Solid Ground
1501 North 45th Street
Seattle, WA 98103-6708