In March 2009, Sierra Dove received a federal capacity building grant, with
funding and technical assistance allocated through Help New Mexico. The funds
have been used to strengthen our organization in the areas of community
engagement and program development for Eating Smart.

The CCF grant will allow us to create an instructor’s manual and training program around Eating SmART, and to film and document all of the creative activities that go on this
summer as a part of the manual. We will also be able to develop new community
engagement materials, including power point presentations, brochures, website
updates, and a newsletter.

Thanks to the generous support of the NM Collaboration to End Hunger and
private funders, we were able to provide take-home food, snacks, nutritional
guidance lessons, and art enrichment programming for the youth who have
attended Eating Smart for the past three summers.