Working with The Prince George’s County Department of Parks and Recreation Special Programs Division (SPD), students in INST490 designed surveys to track the effectiveness of SPD’s programs, specifically the “Grab-n-Go” meal program. The meal program is a collaboration between the Department of Parks and Recreation and the Capital Area Food Bank to provide free meals to youth and teens in the county.

The goal of these surveys was to see if the meal kits were making a positive impact on the community. In these surveys, questions gauged a food recipient’s experience with the Grab-n-Go service as well as their satisfaction level with the food itself. To go about this, three surveys—of youth, seniors, and adults with disabilities— were designed to elicit feelings about the program.