How to become a Hot Meals &
Homework Restaurant
“The new research shows that the effect of food can be direct on the brain, and that it can be directly related to mood and behavior,’’ Fernando Gomez-Pinilla, principal investigator for the Neurotrophic Research Laboratory at the University of California-Los Angeles. “Food and Mood: New research centers on link between nutrition and brain function,” The Boston Globe, December 7, 2009.
Together with ForKids, you are offering the support that gives
opportunities to some of our most vulnerable children through your participation in Hot Meals & Homework. Four nights a week, formerly homeless children, now in our Aftercare programs, come to the Marie and Paul Finch Center for Families and Children on Colley Avenue in Norfolk for two hours of mentoring and tutoring provided by Children’s Services staff and community volunteers. Thanks to you, the children take home a meal for their entire
family to enjoy.
What you do:
• Commit to a weekday, once a month September – May
• On your scheduled day, prepare meals for five families of four
• Prepare an invoice so that we can send you a receipt for your tax records (the Fair Market Value
of your contribution is fully tax deductible)
Our Hot Meals & Homework coordinator will contact you the day before (or Friday before) as a reminder, and our driver will pick up the food around 5:00 p.m. on your committed day. We will also include your restaurant logo and a link to your restaurant site on our Hot Meals & Homework Web page and recognize your participation in our publications and marketing materials.
"It makes me feel stronger, makes my brain feel stronger."
- Capri
If you would like to participate,
please contact:
Cedrick Garett
Children's Education Program Manager
CGarett@homesforkids.org
(757) 622-6400 x 117
4200 Colley Avenue Suite A • PO Box 6044 • Norfolk VA 23508
(757) 622-6400 • Fax (757) 622-3837 • Fed ID 54-1477799
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