Kalihi YMCA at Alvah Scott Elementary A+ (SY 2020-21)
Liliʻuokalani Trust Kaneohe
Kalihi YMCA Childcare Day Camp
Kalihi YMCA Moanalua Community Park
Kalihi YMCA Moanalua Summer School Special
Kalihi YMCA Nā Alakaʻi
Malama Kauaʻi
St. John the Baptist Catholic Church
Kalihi YMCA at Kapalama Elementary A+
Kalihi YMCA at Lanakila Elementary A+
Kalihi YMCA at Alvah Scott Elementary A+ (SY 2021-2022)
Atherton YMCA at Lincoln Elementary A+
Atherton YMCA at Stevenson Middle School
KEY Project Food Distribution
Sustʻainable Molokai and Molokai Extension at Maunaloa, Molokai
The Salvation Army Kroc Center
Hale Naʻau Pono Keiki Spring Fest
HCAP Leeward - Kupuna Class
Kaumualiʻi POM (People's Open Market)
Hale Naʻau Pono - Kupuna Class
Kalihi Union Church Food Distribution
Leadership in Disabilities and Achievement in Hawaii
Catholic Charities Hawaiʻi at Hale Wai Vista
Leeward YMCA Summer 2022 Programs
Kalihi YMCA Summer 2022 Programs
Leeward Community Church Food Distribution
Malulani Hale
Sustʻainable Molokai and Molokai Extension at Kaunakakai, Molokai
Catholic Charities at Hale OʻHauoli Elderly
Kūlia
Maui Hub
Franciscan Vistas Ewa
Tūtū and Me at Kahaluʻu
Tūtū and Me at Waialua
Tūtū and Me at Lanikūhonua
Tūtū and Me at Papakōlea
Tūtū and Me at Nuʻuanu
Tūtū and Me at Koʻolau
Kaimukī-Waiʻalae YMCA at Kūhiō School A+
U.S. VETS - Waiʻanae
Nā Kula Kamali'i Nānākuli
Waiʻanae Coast Comprehensive Health Center
Hale Na'au Pono Waiʻanae Neighborhood Place
KEY Project Food Distribution
Leeward YMCA Summer Programs 2023
Kalihi YMCA Summer Programs 2023
Kaumualiʻi POM 2023 (People's Open Market)
Grace Baptist Church Hilo
Kekaulike Courtyards
DA BOX Hawaiʻi Island
Center for Getting Things Started and DA BOX Hawaiʻi Island
Leeward YMCA Kūpuna
Hale Naʻau Pono at Paradise Chapel Food Distribution
Blue Zones Project Keiki to Kūpuna Day
Lanakila Pacific Wahiawa
Waiahole Elementary Community Market
Senior Residence at Iwilei
Easterseals Keaʻau
Dynamic Compassion in Action at Waimānalo District Park
Honolulu Community Action Program - Pohakea
Honolulu Community Action Program - Iroquois Point
Waiʻanae Public Library
Leeward YMCA Preschool
Shriners Children's Hawaiʻi
Nā Kula Kamali'i Nānākuli Kamehameha Preschool
Kapalama Elementary School
Helping Hands Hawaiʻi
Farm Fresh Friday at Punchbowl Homes
Hui o Hauʻula
Moiʻiliʻili Community Center
Liliha Public Library
Blanche-Pope Elementary School
Kalihi-Palama Health Center
Waimānalo Senior Citizens Club
Waiʻanae YMCA Kūpuna
Nānākuli Elementary School
Reality Honolulu Church
Testimonials
I just want to thank you so much for letting us participate in the Food to Grow workshop. We had so much fun and we learned a lot. Families are still talking about what a great time they had. (September 2024)
Thank you very much for all of your hard work! This was more than what we had expected. WOW!
This was truly a fun activity for my students and I know that the parents had a wonderful time as well. You went above and beyond to make this meeting a success. My students learned the importance of recycling and reducing waste, and this project aligned perfectly with what we were learning about. We learned to be sustainable by making newspaper pots. The kids learned the parts of the plants and their function. We had so many wonderful learning moments! (May 2024)
We are extremely grateful to Deanna and David for their invaluable contribution in facilitating Hawaii Nutrition Center program's "Food to Grow" at Kekaulike Courtyards.
Their unwavering dedication, professionalism, and ability to educate our community have been truly remarkable.
Through their guidance, we have gained access to incredible resources that will allow our community to live healthily on a limited budget, all thanks to the program's website.
The experience of learning how to create sustainability and grow our own food has been transformative. We cannot express enough gratitude for the education, time, and
generosity provided by this program. We sincerely hope that every community seizes this opportunity.
We eagerly anticipate witnessing our residents' success in growing their own food and are excited to see the images that capture these achievements.
Thank you so much for everything.
I originally established contact with SNAP-Ed to ask for a list of resources to help assist me with a nutrition class I was planning on teaching. Deanna reached out to me with a whole program called Food to Grow! The resources, class, and training she offered me was way more than I could have ever asked for. Food to Grow is such an amazing program for the community to get involved in growing their own fruits and vegetables. What a sense of accomplishment being able to grow your own food! The residents and employees at our shelter loved having the opportunity to green their thumbs. I 100% recommend this program!
Just wanted to share, we are using the skills we learned from your workshop to grow herbs for our 85th Anniversary 😊. We are growing cilantro, tomatoes, green onions, basil, parsley, garlic chives, Greek oregano, and thyme. Wish us luck!!!
We loved the education on healthy foods, habits and plants that were shared to the community and families.
Keep doing what you folks are doing because it's so impactful!
The children had an opportunity to learn to grow their own beans. Thank you Food To Grow program and Deanna for this wonderful program!
Thank you so much for doing this for us. It was a great opportunity and it sparked much passion for growing more veggies! It’s so fun to watch our beans sprout and grow. Can’t wait to harvest and EAT!
Thanks so much for letting us participate in this program, it has been a real success!
I was also a part of the (group) who didn't know about using EBT. I appreciate the education.
The tenants were thrilled with this project and it was very easy to work with Deanna! She was well organized.
I like how the project was broken down so it was easy to explain to the kids.
Deanna was so enthusiastic, it was a pleasure working with her. Tenants were a little shy at first but once they were encouraged, they were able to participate. Wonderful project for the Seniors!
I absolutely loved the Food to Grow project and appreciate our partnership so much. Thank you for making the process so easy and smooth.
It's a great project! It gives the recipient the responsibility to take care of something that he/she will enjoy eating later on.
Children enjoyed the hands-on experience!
This project has opened many doors of interest and possibilities for the students. They enjoyed the simplicity in task which therefore caused them to engage throughout the project. Students looked forward to the follow up activities, with frequent questions like "why can't we plant the seeds today?" or "when are we going to plant the seeds again?" which was asked daily for a week straight! On the end of coordinating, planning was very thorough yet extremely flexible. The students school life has been adjusted completely, and being able to work with Deanna to better suit their new way of schooling was a pleasure. This project was definitely a delight to have, and I look forward to introducing this to the rest of our programs/sites. MAHALO!
