Janet McLaughlin
Director, Cooking Matters
Share Our Strength
Janet McLaughlin has been the national Director of Cooking Matters, Share Our Strength’s cooking-based nutrition education program for families at risk of hunger, since May 2005. McLaughlin leads over 20 franchise-style partnership programs; evaluates expansion prospects; oversees the national office’s program development, training, and evaluation efforts; and works with foundations and corporate partners to raise funds. She joined Share Our Strength in 2004 as the Senior Grants Program Manager where she was responsible the distribution of over $5 million to anti-hunger organizations each year. Prior to joining Share Our Strength, McLaughlin was the Development Director at the Women’s Bean Project in Denver, Colorado, a nonprofit enterprise that trains disadvantaged women for the workforce by employing them in two food-related businesses.
McLaughlin graduated magna cum laude from Harvard College and holds a Master of Public Administration degree from the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University where she served as the John Ben Snow Fellow for Nonprofit Management.
Posts By Janet McLaughlin on Strength.org
- Healthy Food Can Be Affordable (and Delicious!) [ 6 comments]
- August 4, 2011
This week, there is lots of news coverage of a recent study published in Health Affairs reporting that people who eat healthfully in the Seattle area are spending more money on food than those who don’t. It’s sparked discussion and has lots of people asking the question: is it possible to eat healthfully on a limited budget?
Tags: affordable eating, cooking matters, health affairs - Fighting Food Deserts with the First Lady [ No comments]
- July 20, 2011
Parents and caregivers who take Cooking Matters courses tell us all the time how they want to cook healthy meals for their families but that sometimes it can be tough to buy healthy foods close to home. Some are taking multiple busses to the nearest grocery store; others are making do with the limited selection at stores in their neighborhoods, like gas stations and mini-marts. According to USDA, 23.5 million Americans live in food deserts, or areas with little access to healthy foods. Of that 23.5 million, 6.5 million are children.
Tags: food deserts, michelle obama, walmart - Chefs Show Their Strength at the White House [ No comments]
- June 7, 2010
I’ve spent the weekend amazed by last Friday’s events. Close to 700 chefs gathering on the White House lawn for the launch of the “Chefs Move to Schools” initiative,...
Tags: childhood obesity, let's move, Obama, school breakfast, school lunch - Report from White House Childhood Obesity Meeting [ 1 comment]
- April 15, 2010
Last Friday, I was lucky to be one of approximately 100 guests of the President’s Task Force on Childhood Obesity, called to the White House to share ideas and insights...
Tags: Cooking Matters, event, let's move, obesity, Operation Frontline, white house - Let's Move [ 1 comment]
- February 10, 2010
Yesterday, I visited the White House as Share Our Strength’s representative for the First Lady’s announcement of Let’s Move, a nationwide campaign to solve the epidemic of childhood obesity (called...
Tags: childhood hunger, let's move, white house - White House Kitchen Garden [ 1 comment]
- December 2, 2009
Editor’s Note: Share Our Strength’s local partner, the Capital Area food Bank, administers this Operation Frontline course which is held at Martha’s Table for children in its afterschool program. Tune...
Tags: Cooking Matters, event, Operation Frontline, sam kass, white house
