An Australian charity creating and delivering innovative food education programs for
children and young people with disadvantages, chronic illness, disabilities, mental
disorders, and those who care for themselves or others.
The Foundation exists as a not-for-profit health promoting charity in the form of a Public Company and has
been endorsed by the Australian Taxation Office to apply charity tax concessions. As such, we are governed
by our Constitution. The most important clause, establishing our goals, aims, objectives and direction is....
Our charitable purpose:
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Promoting an understanding of food, health, nutrition and healthy food choices by children and young
people in order to prevent and/or control childhood obesity and/or the diseases medically linked or
associated with childhood obesity including, but not limited to Type 2 Diabetes, Asthma, Coronary Heart
Disease and Depression.
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Facilitating, coordinating and supporting the development and dissemination of information for the
education of children and young people in relation to food, health, nutrition and healthy food choices;
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Developing resources for use by children and young people who may be impoverished, sick or
disadvantaged, or for use by schools or other relevant persons or institutions who can deliver food
education initiatives which promote an understanding of food, health, nutrition and healthy food choices;
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Monitoring, evaluating and disseminating research knowledge in an accessible form so that it can be
better used by policy makers, practitioners and educators.
Our audience
In broad terms the role of food education is twofold - it can impart food based knowledge (including
nutrition) and life skills, as well as providing a nexus for the integration of other learning.
Food education experiences provide children with an opportunity to discover; reflect and understand about
themselves, their peers and others within their community.
Food education activities develop knowledge, understanding, skills, values and attitudes required to make
appropriate food choices in order to lead healthy, active and fulfilling lives whilst advocating a holistic
approach by encouraging various concepts of food - physical, cognitive, emotional, social and spiritual.
By implication, food education should be learned at home or at school, but what of those children who miss
out because they are ill, have learning difficulties, or leave home. These are the children and young people
we are primarily seeking to help and, to that end, we have identified our target audience as those children
and young people who are:
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Homeless, at risk or
disaffected
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Providing primary care for
someone else
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Living in isolated or rural areas
Living with mental illness or
addiction
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Teenage Mothers
Living with cancer or chronic
illness
Current Projects
CanTeen
We are working with the fantastic folks at CanTeen because their members are a group of young
people who will benefit from food education initiatives specifically designed to promote and
understanding of food, health, nutrition and healthy food choices.
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We are currently helping the national office and the member advisory committee develops a series of
recipes and we have conducted cooking classes or food related activities for nearly all the State
Branches.
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The aim is to create facilitators manual for the camp coordinators and provide a database of willing
food professionals who would like to cook with or for this special group of people. We would also like
to help them find benevolent suppliers of organic and quality food products so their camp food is
interesting and nutritious.
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The resources we develop for CanTeen will also be available for use by anyone providing support
services or those trying to engage young people. www.canteen.org.au
Barilla
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Barilla is celebrating its 130th birthday with the launch of an Australian celebrity cookbook.
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Each time the cookbook is downloaded, Barilla Australia will donate $1 to our charity of choice, The
Children’s Food Education Foundation. www.barilla.com
Tasting Australia
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The Children’s Food Foundation proudly supported the Learn about food for life! Hands-on cooking
classes for children and young people.
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All children had the special opportunity to learn about food alongside Tasting Australia's favourite
celebrities, who shared their knowledge, passion and culinary skills. Each child prepared a dish using
fresh ingredients, experience some taste sensations and enhances their sensory awareness - all while
having loads of fun! www.tasting-australia.com.au
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The Chefs Toolbox worked closely with the Children’s Food Education Foundation by supplying
products for all the cooking classes and even the expertise of our Cooking Guru, Christine Chandler!
The Chefs Toolbox
The Chefs Toolbox will donate $5 from every purchase from the kids’ product range to the
Children’s Food Education Foundation.
The Children’s Food Education Foundation will utilise the funds raised buy The Chefs Toolbox for specifically
designed projects nominated and created by The Chefs Toolbox.
The Chefs Tool box will then have ownership of these projects while being managed by The Children’s Food
Education foundation.