Greenwood Chamber of Commerce, Inc.

PROJECT PURPOSE

The purposes of our grant application are threefold: to increase North Tulsans? interest in enhancing their entrepreneurial orientation and business expertise, knowledge of nutrition, and preparation of healthy soul food. Initially, the Greenwood Chamber of Commerce will survey North Tulsans to identify those currently offering catering services to our community or even cooking for their families as well as those who want to feed North Tulsans.

EVIDENCE

Our survey will be prepared by experts at Oklahoma State University who have generously agreed to donate their time to our efforts. We will utilize a snowball sample to evaluate those who offer catering services to our community or who are interested in enhancing their cooking skills. Such attitudes as their beliefs about what foods are healthy will be compiled and used to develop cooking instruction classes led by Katelynn Dunning, head of Kitchen 66, who brings to our work years of cooking class instruction with the purpose in mind to promote healthy food consumption.

POPULATION DESCRIPTION

Intended clients include minority adults and high school students strongly interested in exploring healthier ways to eat. North Tulsa is a food dessert. Therefore, African American diets have been greatly affected by poverty before and after the pandemic. We aim to assist minority adults and high school students in exploring healthier ways to eat and finding resources for participants interested in becoming a entrepreneur. Also small business caterers will receive some assistance as instructors of the classes. Caterers have been hit hard by the pandemic in North Tulsa.

PERFORMANCE MEASURING

Participants will be required to self-report BMI for the project or program. before, during, and after the project. Staff will will track hypertension/blood pressure numbers, and we will measure interest in Entrepreneurial orientation.

ONGOING INVESTMENT AMOUNT

$

ONGOING INVESTMENT DESCRIPTION

None

ONGOING INVESTMENT REQUIRED

One-time project will not need continued funding