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Healthy Living

In Dallas, many people must travel considerable distances to buy food from supermarkets in the neighborhoods where they are easily accessible.

Nearly 1 in 3 children in America is overweight or obese. Rae’s Hope teaches girls nutritional values and their importance, so they can develop healthy eating habits at an early age for a healthier future.

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Importance Of Healthy Diet

At Rae’s Hope, we aim to teach our girls the importance of maintaining a healthy diet. During the COVID-19, Rae’s Hope wanted to ensure our girls had proper nutritional offerings during difficult times.

We delivered boxes of fresh produce and poultry to our girls’ families to ensure they had access to healthy food options.

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Healthy Eating

The girls learn about whole foods and healthy eating within the food pyramid and how it can impact their quality of life as youths into adulthood.

As part of a well-balanced, regular diet and a healthy, active lifestyle, a high intake of fruit and vegetables can help reduce obesity and maintain body weight, lower cholesterol, lower blood pressure, and more.

Testimonials

What Parent Say

Since being in Rae’s Hope my daughter’s confidence has boosted a lot. She is communicating with others. She converses a lot with us at home and at school. Her physical fitness still needs work, but she loves to play volleyball with her friends and us at home. Her relationship with us is great and with others at school as well. Her attitude is up and down and we are working on controlling it. She is doing good in school even though she has her days, but since being a part of Rae’s Hope she has opened up a lot and is becoming her own person.

-Parent of Briana Sloan

Nutrition

Through NUTRITION, Rae’s Hope girls learn about calories, balance, body mass index, and consistency. HOW?

  • Stay up to date and keep learning.
  • Persistence; work at it every day in eating healthy.
  • Practice self discipline in making good choices.
  • Demonstrate team support.
  • Practice to understand ingredients.
  • Practice math to calculate calories, portions, cooking, etc.
  • Think about the future with eating healthy.
Healthy Living

Through HEALTHY LIVING, Rae’s Hope girls learn how to form good habits, make better choices, and learn about coming of age. HOW?

  • Have the girls think about their future.
  • Take control of their personal choices.
  • Believe that they can make a difference.
  • Practice self-discipline.
  • Demonstrate accountability: being responsible and courageous.
  • Practice teamwork: asking for help and giving support to friends and family.
Statistics & Facts
  • 36% percent of Dallas County ZIP codes contain areas of limited access to affordable and nutritious food.
  • 49% of Dallas County children are overweight or obese. Lower-income residents are likely to suffer from obesity and other diet-related health problems at rates significantly higher than those of the population as a whole.
  • In Dallas County, 18.2  percent of the population is considered food insecure.
  • Nearly 700,000 Dallas County residents, including over 245,000 children, live in lower income communities that lack access to healthy, affordable foods.
Fair Park/South Dallas
  • Currently, the Fair Park/South Dallas neighborhood has limited access to fresh food, and families often have to choose between paying for food or paying for other basic living expenses such rent, utilities and medical care.
  • In Dallas, many people must travel considerable distances to buy food from supermarkets in the neighborhoods where they are easily accessible.
  • This shortage of supermarkets means that residents, particularly those in lower-income neighborhoods, often rely on corner and convenience stores for their food purchases where healthy, affordable food options are limited.

*Source: Children at risk in Dallas, Texas, and Miriam Manon and Risa Waldoks of The Food Trust in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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