BCCDC Food Skills for Families 

Host Organization Application

 

The British Columbia Centre for Disease Control’s Food Skills for Families program is hosted in various settings throughout what is colonially known as British Columbia, and across diverse communities and populations, including First Nations, Métis, and Inuit peoples. We are grateful to all Indigenous people who have cared for and nurtured the lands, air and waters around us for all time, and continue to do so.

Through learning and acknowledging the truth of our shared past with Indigenous peoples, the BCCDC moves towards reconciling with our history as occupiers of the land and contributors to ongoing colonization. We acknowledge the past and current inequities experienced by Indigenous Peoples and are committed to advancing Indigenous-specific anti-racism and creating culturally safer environments.

Food Skills for Families Program

The Food Skills for Families (FSF) program at the BC Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC) has offered hands-on cooking skills and basic nutritional knowledge across the province of British Columbia (BC) since 2008.

Program Facilitators are staff of host organizations and deliver the program as part of their job after completing the Facilitator Training Program.

The aim of the Food Skills program is to build healthier communities by:
1. Connecting people in the kitchen
2. Teaching & co-learning fun hands-on cooking skills
3. Making healthy eating accessible & meaningful

Host Organizations Requirements

Review the administrative requirements and kitchen equipment checklist: Host Requirements
*I have reviewed the host requirements outlined in the document linked above and confirm that my organization satisfies all requirements required to deliver a Food Skills for Families program. 

Program Costs

Costs associated with running the program are shared between the organization hosting and the BCCDC. 

Typically, the host organization will provide the following;

  • Facilitator: Staff who has taken the Facilitator Training Program
  • Kitchen helper: Assistant to aid facilitator
  • Fully Equip Kitchen + Teaching Space: With all equipment needed for program
  • Participant Registration: Registering 6-12 participants
  • Program Expenses: For example, grocery costs and printing   


Typically, support from the BCCDC will include:

  • Program Expenses: $500 to cover program-related expenses
  • Participant Handbooks: Handbooks for each participant to keep, containing all recipes cooked in class as well as helpful tip &, tricks and recipe modification.
  • Aprons: For each participant to use in class and keep
  • Program Materials: Other materials such as nametags, participant certificates, grocery store tote bags area available online and/or while supplies last.
  • Webinars + Newsletters: Facilitators are invited to join webinars that will keep you up-to-date on current food skills updates and keep you connected to fellow Facilitators around the province.
  • Admin Support: BCCDC Food Skills program staff are available by phone and email to provide additional support and guidance throughout the length of your program.

Parts of this Application

Part 1: Organization Details
Part 2: Location(s)
Part 3: Contact Information
Part 4: Program Request Details


This application will take about 10 minutes to complete.

Accessibility

If you need support in completing this form, reach out to Eugenia Sequeira at eugenia.sequeira@bccdc.ca.

Privacy Note

The BC Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC) takes your privacy and confidentiality seriously. Your personal information is collected in accordance with section 26 (e) of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act to improve health promotion programs at BCCDC. Access to your information is limited to the survey administrators and the technical support team at Checkbox. Once submitted, the answers you provide will be combined, and the cumulative results will be analyzed by the Food Skills team. You will not be personally identified in any reports, presentations, or publications that describe these results. We may use direct quotations from your responses (in a form that does not identify you) in future BCCDC related publications (e.g. news articles, annual Food Skills program evaluation).

Questions about your information or this survey may be directed to the Survey Administrator: Food Skills for Families Program, 655 West 12th, Vancouver, BC V5Z 4R4, foodskillsbc@bccdc.ca.