I. Educational Workshop Series
Intergal to our mission of ending hunger in Blaine County is the need to address the underlying problems associated with hunger. Employment opportunities are the most visible, but not the only way to transition out of food insecurity. Managing a household budget, making more informed decisions about food and nutrition, understanding the value of cooking with "whole" ingredients - all are important elements to creating greater self-sufficiency and saving money, especially in challenging economic times.
2012 Educational Workshops
- Slow Cooker Cooking ~ Join Kathryn Guylay from Nurture and Hallie Reikowsky, Garden & Education Manager, at the Hailey Public Library on Thursday, March 22nd from 6 - 7:30 pm for another fantastic opportunity to learn about the easy-to-prepare, healthful, budget-minded meals your whole family can enjoy by using a Slow Cooker.
- Healthy Kids, Healthy Families ~ Wednesday, March 28th at The Hunger Coalition with Hallie Reikowsky, Garden & Education Manager. Inform and inspire your children to make healthy choices about the foods they eat. Learn great tasting recipes for meals the whole family will enjoy. Improve the health and well-being of your children, and your family!
- Veggie Garden 101 ~ Presented by the Sawtooth Botanical Garden and hosted at The Hope Garden, this class offers an introduction to the wonderful world of vegetable gardening. Please contact the Sawtooth Botanical Garden at 726-9358 for more information or 788-0121 to register!
- Skills for Stress Relief with Ryan Redmond & Travis Scott ~ Wednesday, April 4th at the Presbyterian Church of the Big Wood in Ketchum. Everyone is invited to enjoy a free, hot meal with Ketchum Community Dinners after the workshop!
- Smart Money ~ Tuesday, April 24th at the Hailey Public Library
- Irrigation 101 ~ Saturday, May 19th. Lend a hand fixing leaks and preparing irrigation lines at The Hope Garden from 10 -11:30 am with a professional irrigation specialist! Take home all the knowledge you'll need to run your home watering system.
- Gardening on a Dime ~ Learn all the secrets of an affordable, productive home garden on Saturday, May 26th with Hallie Reikowsky. Work alongside knowledgeable local gardeners and listen to their fabulous time and money saving tips. 10 - 11:30 am at The Hope Garden.
More Summer Workshops and Classes to be announced! Garden Work Parties listed on The Hope Garden page
II. Client Mentoring Program
In response to the continuing level of need and desperation throughout our community, 
we designed the Client Mentoring Program to increase employment potential and access to job opportunities, build self confidence, and offer our clients concrete and tangible assistance as they strive to transition out of food insecurity.
The Client Mentoring Program brings together qualified volunteers from the community with clients interested in improving their computer skills, increase their familiarity with Internet navigation and operation, create resumes and write cover letters, and learn about self-promotion and basic marketing.
Starting in February 2012, Open Computer Lab becomes available for clients of The Hunger Coalition, The Advocates and St. Luke's Center for Community Health twice a month at The College of Southern Idaho's Blaine Campus. Call Sharon at 788-0121 or email sdohse@thehungercoalition.org to learn more about this unique opportunity.
