"Food Safety 101" Training Application

The “Food Safety 101” training program is designed to educate older adults about the basics of food safety and to empower older adults to follow the steps needed to prevent foodborne illness in their home.  A trained FSIS Ambassador will deliver this one-hour training program.    

The “Food Safety 101” training program will be held in five to ten selected senior center sites using diverse senior center programming.   Although there isn’t direct senior center funding in this proposal, each selected site will receive the training program, a qualified trainer and a variety of resources for participants.  
 
To apply a site must be within 50 miles (one way) of one of the following FSIS district offices:  Springdale, AR; Alameda, CA; Denver, CO; Atlanta or Athens, GA; Chicago or Lombard, IL; Des Moines, IA; Ridgeland, MS; St. Louis, MO; Manchester, NH; Queens (NYC) NY; Raleigh, NC; Philadelphia, PA; Dallas, Houston or San Antonio, TX; Washington DC area (Maryland, Virginia, DC). 

Please tell us a little about your center and how you might implement this program.  We are looking for diverse settings and programming. 

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* 1. What FSIS district office are you near (within 50 miles one way)?  Please select one. (You must live within 50 miles of an office to qualify for this program.)

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* 2. How will you integrate the training program info your senior center programming?  (for example, pair with a cooking class, hold during a health seminar, hold during luncheon, education session for staff, hold intergenerational workshop. Please do not limit your programming to these examples.) 

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* 3. Tell us about the individuals that would be invited to this session.  How many individuals do you expect to attend?  

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* 4. Tell us about your senior center organization.  (Is it a non-profit 501 C 3 or municipal organization, individual center or part of a network, found in a rural, suburban or urban setting, etc.?)

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* 5. Do you have A/V equipment to present a PowerPoint presentation?

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* 6. Please share your contact information:

Thank you for applying for this pilot program.  Information will be shared with all NISC members following program. 

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