>> Or if we simply try to
subsidize supermarkets in an
area. Those techniques have
been proven not to work.
>> My thanks to Sofia Ojeda for
setting the table from a
conversation with Lisa helfman
the founder and board chair of
a nonprofit called brighter
bites. Lisa thank you for
joining me this morning for
those who don’t not do not know
what brighter bites is tell me
what is the mission and how to
get started.
>> Air so we started by a
little over 8 years ago.
>> We would anticipate ing in
next allow my family and I and
we got lots of fruits and
vegetables every meet by having
access to fresh produce I
noticed my children to eat and
it’s just.
>> Started to magically
changing so much said my view
is 6 he’s 15 now he was at a
birthday party and he looked out and play in my back to this
out and play in my back to this
and it was okay and he said it
is to see my brother.
>> And after I got over that
shot I was at I was working as
an intern and had a real estate
for Texas Children’s Hospital
at the time. And I am just so
much fun to film is coming in
and they’re in the hospital in
underserved communities and I
and I have to say and I and is
underserved communities that I
ha and that’s how it began and
today we’re in 6 cities across
the country Houston Dallas
Austin New York City DC and top
floor mat and soon to be out.
>> You’re Brian you’re Brian
Greene talking about the issue
of the food and security and
those kind of things and you’re
also in that same fight infect
your partner with him on some
of these things talk about how
does the partnership with the
Houston food bank work and how
do you actually get food to
people who need it.
>> Absolutely try to read by
the way he is now sending human
being and out and taking a
chance on me. 8 years ago and
didn’t bring me there would be
no right right so what right
does is we and our
>> the distribution nutrition
education and experience and
with the help of the big Bang
and then other distributors and
local and national farmers.
>> We get fresh produce and a
hand students for their and so
when a family comes to pick up
their child to school in
regular time Texas say they
will go out West. So we act as
if to serving. At 8 to 12
different items a lot of those
which are donated father from
Houston today and then we teach
to cut interest education I
along with their parents or
hand of a tip sheet and we
recently lot while right a
right to continue the education
make sure they’re getting it.
During MS.
>> And challenging acts of the
pandemic so so how does someone
want to get make sure that they
can get in the brighter bites
program how can they try to
make sure that their service by
your program.
>> But we do have high school
or in the summer camp for unity center and as we hear all over
center and as we hear all over
Houston now and the best 50
school all and not just Houston
but also to be in another
school district as well and the
school actually signed up and
then the bright light TV
interview and to see it to fit
them. We have a waiting list in
every one of our 6 cities and
we want to make sure the school
and if that first constable
have to be 80% or higher
reduced risk for lunch. So we
want to make sure that we’re
really serving the underserved
and talking about the security
aid for covid our population.
Why add a little over 70% who
didn’t secure South by with
covid they would have over 90%
and the national average is
right at 11 or 12%. You can see
we’re really helping the people
who need it amassed all right
30 seconds and 30 seconds tell
me that people want to help How
was the best way for them to
donate and be a part of your
effort.
>> Thank you cam Brown he’s
going to die or you can learn
all about I We like partners in
every manner said thank you for
that and we have the intro
video that what you really get
a sneak peek into what we do
and then Rt with it or let it
go nation whether it’s
financial or it’s partnering
with a different way like
volunteering or anything I am a
lie. It’s good reading I’ve
been on the website. It’s a Feb
this website. Thank you Lisa
for what you do we really
appreciate him to put all your