National Diabetes Month
Know Your Risk. Know Your Food. Know Your Health.
November is National Diabetes Month, a time to raise awareness about diabetes, prediabetes, prevention, healthy living, and diabetes management.
At DFOWW Incorporated, we believe that Nutrition Literacy is Health Literacy. Learning how to read food labels, compare products, plan meals, manage a grocery budget, and make informed food choices can help individuals and families make healthier decisions with the resources available to them. But knowing what to eat is only part of the picture. People also need access to food, practical education, and community resources that support healthier living.
This November, DFOWW Incorporated is connecting diabetes awareness, nutrition education, food security, and community partnerships to encourage healthier and better-informed communities.
Why prediabetes matters
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), approximately 115.2 million American adults have prediabetes, and 8 in 10 adults with prediabetes do not know they have it.
Prediabetes means blood sugar levels are higher than normal but not yet high enough to meet the criteria for a diagnosis of type 2 diabetes.
Prediabetes increases the risk of developing type 2 diabetes, heart disease, and stroke. Evidence-based lifestyle changes, including healthier eating and increased physical activity, can help prevent or delay type 2 diabetes among people at risk.
Knowing your risk is an important first step. A qualified healthcare professional can help determine whether screening is appropriate.
Learn more: CDC prediabetes statistics: https://www.cdc.gov/diabetes/communication-resources/prediabetes-statistics.html
Understanding diabetes
Type 1 diabetes
Type 1 diabetes occurs when the body’s immune system attacks the insulin-producing cells in the pancreas. People with type 1 diabetes need insulin every day to survive. It is not caused by eating too much sugar or by a person’s lifestyle.
Type 2 diabetes
Type 2 diabetes occurs when the body does not use insulin effectively and cannot maintain normal blood sugar levels. Risk factors include family history, age, physical activity, body weight, and other health-related and environmental factors.
For people at increased risk, evidence-based lifestyle changes can help prevent or delay the development of type 2 diabetes.
Prediabetes
Prediabetes occurs when blood sugar levels are higher than normal but have not reached the diabetes range. Many people have few or no obvious symptoms and may not realize they have it.
If you are concerned about your risk, speak with a qualified healthcare professional about testing and prevention options.
Learn more about diabetes:
https://www.cdc.gov/diabetes/communication-resources/diabetes-statistics.html
Nutrition literacy: small steps can make a difference
Nutrition literacy involves more than knowing that some foods are considered healthier than others. It means developing the skills to understand food information and make informed decisions.
Read the Nutrition Facts label
When comparing products, pay attention to:
- Serving size: How much food is considered one serving?
- Total carbohydrate: How many grams of carbohydrate are in one serving?
- Added sugars: How much sugar has been added?
- Dietary fiber: How much fiber does the food provide?
- Sodium: How much sodium is in one serving?
Compare before you buy
Two similar products can have different nutrition information. Comparing labels can help individuals and families choose foods that better fit their nutritional needs, preferences, and household budgets.
Plan your meals
Meal planning can help families reduce unnecessary spending, limit food waste, use foods they already have, and make grocery shopping more organized.
Choose water more often
Replacing sugar-sweetened beverages with water is one practical way to reduce added sugar intake.
Move more throughout the day
Regular physical activity is an important part of healthy living and can help reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes among people at risk. Small steps matter. However, healthy choices must also be realistic for people’s circumstances and access to resources.
Food security and nutrition belong in the same conversation
Food insecurity is not simply about whether someone has food. It can also affect the variety of foods available to a household. For people working to prevent or manage diabetes, access to a variety of nutritious foods can make healthy eating more practical.
Food recovery can help address hunger and reduce food waste. But food recovery also requires transportation, handling, storage, coordination, and reliable partnerships. At DFOWW Incorporated, our food-recovery work has reinforced an important lesson: donated food is only one part of a sustainable food-security program.
Organizations also need the resources and community partnerships necessary to recover, handle, and distribute food.
Food recovery has real operating costs
Although the food recovered by DFOWW is donated, recovering and distributing it is not without cost.
Transportation, fuel, handling, sorting, refrigeration, storage, and delivery all require resources.
Our Food Recovery Handling & Delivery Fee starts at $150 per delivery arrangement. For organizations receiving scheduled weekly deliveries, this fee helps cover the operating costs associated with recovering, handling, and delivering donated food.
The fee is not a charge for the donated food itself. It helps support the work required to move donated food from recovery locations to community organizations.
DFOWW Incorporated is seeking dependable community partners that recognize these costs and are willing to participate in sustainable food-recovery arrangements.
We are seeking community partners for weekly food-recovery deliveries
Does your school, adult day care center, community organization, or social service agency serve students, seniors, clients, or program participants who could benefit from a food-recovery partnership?
DFOWW Incorporated welcomes inquiries from organizations interested in receiving scheduled weekly food-recovery deliveries.
We are looking for partners who can:
- Establish a reliable weekly delivery arrangement.
- Pay the applicable Food Recovery Handling & Delivery Fee, starting at $150 per delivery arrangement.
- Coordinate delivery schedules and receiving arrangements.
- Follow applicable food-safety and food-handling requirements.
- Communicate with DFOWW about delivery logistics.
Food availability varies. DFOWW does not guarantee a specific quantity, type, brand, product category, or monetary value for any delivery.
We want to build partnerships that are clear, dependable, and sustainable for everyone involved.
If your organization is interested in becoming a food-recovery partner, please email info@dfoww.org to discuss the details.
Donated food is free. Food recovery is not. Sustainable partnerships help make food recovery possible.
More than food assistance: education that empowers
DFOWW Incorporated is not a traditional food bank. We are an education-based food-security program.
Through our Write-Right Nutrition and Housing Education Programs, we connect supplemental food assistance with practical education designed to help individuals and families make informed decisions in their everyday lives.
Our work includes nutrition literacy, healthy living, gardening education, grocery budgeting, food safety, housing education, and tenant-rights information. We believe that access to information and opportunities to learn can help people build knowledge, confidence, and practical skills.
That is why our educational model includes both free educational briefs and structured workshops.
Understanding DFOWW’s educational model: free briefs and structured workshops
At DFOWW Incorporated, which stands for Daphany’s Fabulous Objective Weekly Workshops, our mission is to make education meaningful, practical, and accessible.
Our educational briefs and workshops serve related but different purposes. Each offers a way to learn, and together they support our mission of education, information, and empowerment.
Our educational briefs are free supplemental resources
DFOWW provides educational briefs that readers can review at their own pace.
These materials are designed to present information in clear, organized language. We aim for approximately a fifth-grade reading level and use photographs and other visual aids when appropriate to help communicate important information.
We recognize that people have different literacy levels, educational backgrounds, abilities, and learning needs.Our educational briefs provide useful information and resources without requiring someone to attend a workshop. They are valuable educational resources in their own right.
However, they are intended to supplement our educational programs, not replace structured instruction or serve as the only way someone can learn about a topic.
Different people learn in different ways
Difficulty reading or writing should never be treated as a lack of intelligence or a reason to exclude someone from learning.
Some people learn best by reading. Others benefit from pictures, videos, demonstrations, guided activities, discussion, or opportunities to ask questions.
DFOWW recognizes that written information and interactive instruction are not interchangeable. Different formats can serve different needs.
Our goal is to make educational information understandable while providing opportunities for people to engage with the material in ways that support their learning.
Our workshops provide structured learning
Our workshops are the core of our structured educational model.
Depending on the topic, workshops may include:
- PowerPoint presentations and instructional videos.
- Demonstrations and practical activities.
- Guided discussions and opportunities to ask questions.
- Examples that connect educational information to everyday situations.
- Interactive learning experiences.
- In-person and online participation options when available and appropriate.
Our in-person workshops also include a hot meal for participants.
Workshops provide an organized learning experience that goes beyond independently reading a document. Participants have opportunities to engage with the subject, consider practical examples, and ask questions.
Why offer workshops when free information is available?
Because access to information and participation in structured education are different experiences.
A free educational brief allows someone to review information independently. A workshop provides planned instruction, preparation, learning activities, and opportunities for participant engagement. We welcome people who benefit from our free resources. We also invite individuals who want to participate in our structured educational programs to register for workshops.
We do not have to diminish the value of free information to explain the value of a workshop. Both have a place in our educational model.
Investing in education requires resources
Creating educational materials requires research, writing, organization, visual preparation, and time. Delivering workshops also requires planning, instructional materials, supplies, technology, and other operating resources.
DFOWW makes its educational briefs available free of charge because we want information to reach people beyond registered workshop participants.
At the same time, our nonprofit must responsibly manage the resources required to develop materials and deliver programs. Workshop registration helps us plan for participation, and program revenue helps support program operations and continued educational services. Being a nonprofit does not mean that educational programs have no costs. It means that resources must be managed in support of the organization’s mission.
Our commitment to accessible education
DFOWW Incorporated is not asking everyone to learn in the same way. We provide free supplemental information and structured educational opportunities because different formats can serve different learning needs.
Our goal is not merely to publish information. Our goal is to support learning through clear educational resources and organized instruction.
We welcome constructive feedback and recognize that accessibility is an ongoing consideration. We will continue working to make our nutrition education, healthy living information, and housing education useful and meaningful to the communities we serve.
Our educational briefs have value. Our workshops have value. They serve complementary purposes within the DFOWW educational model.
Housing education is part of our mission, too
Healthy living involves more than nutrition. Understanding housing rights, responsibilities, documentation, and available resources can also help people make informed decisions about their lives.
Through our housing education, DFOWW helps participants learn about important housing topics in clear, practical language.
Our housing education topics include:
- Understanding renters’ rights and fair housing protections.
- Reasonable accommodation requests for people with disabilities.
- Landlord-tenant disputes.
- Housing authority disputes and the Housing Choice Voucher process.
- Housing documentation and important deadlines.
- Keeping records and following up in writing.
- Understanding decisions and identifying appropriate resources.
- Learning about the housing complaint and investigation process.
Housing situations can be complicated. Our educational materials are intended to help people better understand relevant information, prepare questions, organize records, and identify resources that may be available to them. Our housing education is educational in nature and is not a substitute for legal advice or representation.
Free housing education briefs
Our educational briefs help readers review housing information at their own pace. They are designed to explain important concepts in clear language and provide a starting point for learning about housing issues.
A brief may help someone understand a topic or identify questions to ask. A structured workshop can provide a more organized learning experience, with opportunities to discuss examples, ask questions, and explore the subject further.
We believe people should have opportunities to access educational information while also having options for more interactive instruction.
What makes the Write-Right Nutrition and Housing Education Program unique?
DFOWW Incorporated goes beyond supplemental food distribution. Our Write-Right Nutrition and Housing Education Program combines practical education with community-based support.
Nutrition and healthy living
Our educational topics include:
- Gardening education for children and parents.
- Meal planning and grocery budgeting.
- Understanding Nutrition Facts labels.
- Hydration and the importance of adequate rest.
- Vitamins, minerals, and healthier food choices.
- Food safety and healthy living.
- Making informed food choices with available resources.
Housing education and tenant rights
Our educational topics include:
- Understanding renters’ rights and fair housing protections.
- Reasonable accommodation requests for people with disabilities.
- Landlord-tenant disputes.
- Housing authority disputes and the Housing Choice Voucher process.
- Housing documentation, decisions, and deadlines.
- Understanding available educational and community resources.
Our approach is built on a simple principle:
Education + Nutrition = Empowerment.
We believe people benefit not only from access to supplemental food but also from practical education that helps them make informed decisions about nutrition, healthy living, and housing.
Support our mission
DFOWW Incorporated is committed to serving individuals and families throughout Georgia through education, supplemental food assistance, wellness programming, and community-based services.
Community support helps us:
- Recover and transport donated food.
- Safely handle and store perishable foods.
- Provide supplemental food and essential items.
- Develop free educational briefs.
- Deliver nutrition and housing education workshops.
- Purchase program supplies and equipment.
- Maintain insurance and support program operations.
- Conduct community outreach.
- Develop long-term solutions for nutrition, wellness, and food security.
Every contribution helps support our mission. If you believe in the work of DFOWW Incorporated, please consider supporting our programs.
Ways to give
Website: https://dfoww.org/support-us/
Zelle: info@dfoww.org
November community schedule
November 2 — Food Distribution
November 9 — Food Distribution
November 12 — Food Distribution
November 16 — Food Distribution
November 19 — Food Distribution and DFOWW Board of Directors Meeting
November 23 — Food Distribution
November 26 — Closed for the Thanksgiving holiday
November 30 — Food Distribution
Hunger does not take holidays. DFOWW Incorporated remains committed to serving families throughout the year. Please check our official announcements for event details, locations, and any schedule changes.
Transportation and delivery
DFOWW Incorporated and the Write-Right Nutrition Program currently do not have the resources to provide transportation for participants attending food distributions or workshops. Participants are responsible for arranging their own transportation to and from programs and events.
If transportation is a challenge, we encourage participants to consider asking a family member, friend, neighbor, caregiver, faith organization, or local community organization for assistance when available.
Transportation access is an important part of food security and community participation. As DFOWW grows, we hope to identify resources and partnerships that can help address transportation barriers. Thank you for understanding and helping us make the most of the resources available to our program.
Daylight Saving Time ends November 1, 2026
DFOWW Incorporated reminds our community that Daylight Saving Time ends on Sunday, November 1, 2026. At 2:00 a.m. local time, clocks will move back one hour to 1:00 a.m.
Before going to bed on Saturday, October 31, remember to adjust clocks that do not automatically update. This is also a good time to test smoke alarms and review household safety plans. Daylight Saving Time is scheduled to begin again on Sunday, March 14, 2027, when clocks will move forward one hour. Please share this reminder with family, friends, and neighbors.
About DFOWW Incorporated
DFOWW Incorporated, also known as Daphany’s Fabulous Objective Weekly Workshops, is a federally recognized 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to supporting individuals and families throughout Georgia through education, nutrition assistance, wellness programming, and community-based services.
DFOWW is an education-based food-security program. The Write-Right Nutrition and Housing Education Programs provide practical learning opportunities alongside supplemental food assistance and community support.
Our broader mission includes nutrition, health and wellness, academic literacy, book writing and self-publishing, entrepreneurship, and self-sufficiency education.
Emergency food assistance can address an immediate need. Education can provide knowledge and skills that people can continue using.
Through education, partnerships, and service, DFOWW works to support healthier families and stronger communities.
Thank you for supporting DFOWW Incorporated
We thank our donors, volunteers, partners, and participants. Our work is possible because people invest in our mission. We cannot do it without you.
Contact us
Phone: (678) 977-9703 | Email: info@dfoww.org |Website: https://dfoww.org/
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We are grateful to everyone who continues to support DFOWW Incorporated and strengthen Georgia communities.
Together, we can support healthier families, create educational opportunities, and build stronger, more resilient communities through education, partnerships, and service.
Education + Nutrition = Empowerment.
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