El Sol, Jupiter's Neighborhood Resource Center - 2020-2021 Mini-Grant Awardee!
El Sol, Jupiter’s Neighborhood Resource Center has received a 2020-2021 Healthier Jupiter Mini-Grant to fund their “Flavors of the Sun Cooking Series”.
This project will increase availability and affordability of fresh, healthy foods by….
El Sol believes that food and cooking can nourish us both on a physical and an emotional level and it’s also an easy way for us to connect with others on a human level. Through the support of the 2016-2017 Healthier Jupiter Mini-Grant, El Sol created a healthy cookbook named “The Flavors of the Sun” with recipes from 40 community members. Our goal in 2017 was to create the cookbook to promote healthy eating and to give our clients the resources and knowledge needed to prepare nutritious meals while maintaining the flavor. We sold over 100 cookbooks. El Sol would like to continue to bridge and reach across the table to welcome our friends, families, and neighbors by inviting them into our home (El Sol) for a series of six healthy cooking classes with recipes from The Flavors of the Sun Community Cookbook.
How will this project create lasting and transformative change in the health, wellness and success of the greater Jupiter community…
The 2017 Healthier Jupiter Community Survey showed that 68% of Hispanic/Latinos do not eat fruits/vegetables every day. 96% of El Sol clients are Hispanic/Latino and utilizing a healthy cookbook that contains traditional Hispanic/Latino recipes will be a benefit for our clients. The Flavors of the Sun Cooking Series will provide the knowledge needed to practice healthy behaviors. Cooking a healthy meal should become one of our daily habits, like how many hours we sleep, or how much activity we get, and carving out time for emotional nourishment. The benefits of cooking together include bonding, communication, bridging cultural differences, and more.
El Sol’s mission is to improve the quality of life for the residents of Jupiter and surrounding communities by providing services primarily to day laborers, their children and families. El Sol envisions a harmonious integrated community in which all people can reach their highest potential. We seek for Jupiter to be a model for other communities serving day laborers and their families. Learn more at www.friendsofelsol.org.
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Interested in learning more about this grant, reach out to contactus@friendsofelsol.org
More about Healthier Jupiter’s Mini-Grant Program
For the fifth year in a row, Healthier Jupiter will offer $2,500 Mini-Grants to impact the health of our community. The goal of the Mini-Grant program is to fund projects that address healthy eating, active living and mental health in new, innovative and community-centered ways. These projects will create lasting and transformative change in the health, wellness and success of the greater Jupiter community. Not-for-profits, government agencies, civic organizations, public schools, school-based groups, houses of worship, businesses and individuals are encouraged to submit applications. Funds available will pilot ideas to improve our collective community health in one or more focus areas:
Increase availability and affordability of fresh, healthy foods;
Help individuals become more physically active on a regular basis;
Encourage people to engage mentally to practice healthy behaviors; and/or
Change the built environment and policies that promote equitable health opportunities.
Healthier Jupiter, in partnership with Jupiter Medical Center is dedicated to bringing the greater Jupiter community together to encourage each person to live their healthiest life. Healthier Jupiter is part of the Palm Health Foundation’s Healthier Together Initiative, a long-term, community-driven approach to solving a community’s complex healthcare issues.