Mount Diablo C'A'R'E'S

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Mount Diablo C.A.R.E.S

• Debra Mason
• Recreation Supervisor
• Ambrose Recreation and
• Park District

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MT. DIABLO C.A.R.E.S

• 10 Elementary Schools, 4 Middle School, 1 High
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• Mount Diablo Unified School District
• Ambrose Recreation and Park District
• City of Concord

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Funding

• ASES
• Network for a Healthy California
• Keller Mitigation
• CDBG
• Kaiser
• Foundations

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Partners

• Contra Costa Public Health
• Contra Costa and Solano County Food Bank
• Contra Costa County Sheriff

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Physical Activity

• P.L.A.Y (Physical Learning Activities for Youth)
• SPARK
• CATCH
• Governors Challenge
• Garden

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Cooking

• Minimum 1 hr per student per week
• Garden Classroom
• HOM Recipes

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Nutrition

• Minimum 1 hour per week per student
• HOM
• Nutrition to Grow On
• CATCH
• Reading Across the Food Guide Pyramid
• Dairy Council

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Garden

• Bay Point Garden (2.25 acres)
• Glenbrook Garden (.25 acres)
• California School Garden Grant at all 16 sites

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Garden as a Classroom

• Gardenbest way to teach Nutrition!
• Planting seeds of Health
• Living classroom
• Garden, Community, and Family connections

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Teen Garden Corps

• Summer teen employment program
• 20 teens (14-18 yrs old)
• Six weeks, part-time 500 stipend
• Leadership Development
• Career opportunities

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Food Security

• Food Bank, Farm to Kid
• Farm to School
• Garden
• Cooking
• USDA snacks

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Contact
Debra Mason Program Supervisor Ambrose
Recreation and Park District, Mount Diablo
C.A.R.E.S [phone] ambrose31_at_hotmail.com