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April 2009. Program expands role of food pantry (PDF)
It’s one thing to pick up a box of rice at the food pantry. It’s another to stop in for rice, stay for a cooking lesson and go home with a rice cooker. A new North Shore program offers struggling families that opportunity… (Click here to read PDF)
November 2009: Nurture Makes Health Education Fun and Affordable
The phrase eating healthy often conjures up images of elite grocery stores such as Whole Foods or pricey seasonal farmer’s markets. But Kathryn Guylay of Winnetka, founder and director of the new nonprofit, Nurture, aims to make eating healthy easy and cost-effective for everyone, regardless of income… (Click here to read PDF)
April 2010: Chicago Parent features Nurture
Nurture was thrilled by the coverage that Chicago Parent’s reporter Liz Hoffman recently gave us in her story “Nonprofit teaches healthy eating, one rice cooker at a time.” Please be sure to check out the Audio slide show which features (founding) Nurture Board member Juliette Britton and several volunteers from Northwestern University. There are also some great tips about getting kids to try new foods and eat healthy! (Click here to read PDF)
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November 2011. Weekly Sun: “Food and Fun…with Kathryn Guylay”.
This comprehensive cover article by Karen Bossick of the Weekly Sun and the Twin Falls Times (of Idaho) covers Nurture’s work with the Community School of Sun Valley, Idaho and The Hunger Coalition of Blaine County, Idaho. Karen was diligent in her research and highlighted her favorite recipe (Veggie and Brown Rice Burrito Bowl) and summarized key messages: “The whole point is never to say that any food is bad; but to empower kids so that they can be thoughtful consumers.” Read the full article here.
November 2011. Sun Valley Online: Nutrition Classes Offer Healthy Meals for the Budget-Conscious.
The Hunger Coalition of Blaine County (THC), Idaho, posted a great article announcing the collaboration between Nurture and THC to offer cooking classes to limited resource residents in this economically diverse community. Read the full article here! (PDF)
Nurture has launched a new nutrition education program at Community School of Sun Valley, Idaho called “Food and Fun”. Read the full article to read more about the program, including what the kids have to say about what they are learning!
March 2011. Kids had a blast at the 2nd annual Nurture/JL-ENS TV Tune Out Event on March 10th!
- Read about it in the Triblocal: KIDS LEARN ABOUT HEALTHY EATING AND HELPING OTHERS AT “YOUNG CHEFS” COOKING CLASS, A TV TUNE OUT EVENT
- Read about it in the Pioneer Press: Plug Into Wellness
- Watch the 2 minute video about the event:
February 2011. Highland Park TribLocal: JCYS and Nurture Promote Healthy Lifestyles.
Nurture is partnering with JCYS to provide nutrition education and cooking classes to at-risk youth during JYCS’s summer sports camp. Please read the article to see how this new approach is broadening and deepening our impact.
February 2011. Glenview PATCH: Whole Foods Raises Funds to Teach Better Nutrition.
Nurture’s Regional Director for Highland Park/Lake County was interviewed by Natalie Kaplan from the Deerfield PATCH. Please read the article here to learn how Nurture is building a fantastic relationship with Whole Foods Market (Deerfield and Northfield store locations) to grow our programs!
January 2011. Chicago TribLocal: Nurture and Whole Foods Collaborate to Bag Hunger.
Nurture was honored to be selected by the Whole Foods Market’s Deerfield store to collaborate on a unique program to alleviate hunger in the local community. Over $8,000 in in-kind food donations were received by Nurture to assist in their educational programs for social service agencies, food pantries, and qualifying schools. Read all the details here.
Read about it in Libertyville’s Sun Times Media.
January 2011: ChicagoTrib Local Nurture Celebrates MLK Day
On Martin Luther King Day, Nurture led 500 Highland Park and Highwood residents in assembling 223 non-perishable soup mixes for the Moraine Township Food Pantry and 180 bilingual wellness activity books for the North Shore Health Center. Please read more about it here.
January 2011. ChicagoTrib Local: Nurture Cooking Event.
Nurture will be holding a cooking class, open to the public, on using the Rice Cooker for breakfast, lunch, dinner and more! The class will be held at the Whole Foods Market Deerfield location on January 25th. Please read more about it here.
Nurture was one of seven organizations around the world to receive a 2010 Nutritional Education Grant from the Consumer Wellness Center, and we were especially proud to receive this award for the second year in a row! “These are the kind of nutrition education programs our world desperately needs to restore health and create a promising future for our children,” said Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, the volunteer Executive Director of the non-profit Consumer Wellness Center. “Our goal is to put resources and funding into the hands of those who can teach our children how to save their health and feed themselves natural, health-supporting meals based on sound nutritional principles.” Read about the grant program winners here.
December 2010. Chicago TribLocal: 5% day at Whole Foods Northbrook to support Nurture.
Nurture was thrilled when Whole Foods Market’s Northbrook location selected our non-profit organization as the beneficiary of their “5% day” fundraiser. They told us that our unique approach of combining education with food distribution is what sets us apart. Read more here.
October 2010. The Winnetka Current : A little “Nurture” can go a long way
Nurture’s new collaboration with the New Trier Township Food Pantry was highlighted in this article by Anna Lothson. Nurture was praised for its role in the community as a vehicle to bring together friends, family and neighbors. Read more here.
September 2010: Chicago Tribune: Trash the Takeout
Jen Weigel’s “lessons for life” column takes on a huge topic related to the nation’s growing waist line and hardening arteries: the fact that many Americans avoid the kitchen and rely instead on fast food and take-out menus. Her article looks to Healthy Kids Ideas Exchange to answer the questions “why are homemade meals a better choice” and “how do I get started in the kitchen?”. Read more here.
September 2010: Winnetka-Glencoe Patch: Nonprofit Feeds Healthy Lessons To Local Families
For the launch issue of the Winnetka-Glencoe PATCH, Nurture was honored to be interviewed by Elizabeth Manaster for a featured article. View full article as PDF.
August 2010: Nurture Demonstration Garden Keeps Giving
Nurture’s “Grow Your Own Food Program” (Summer 2010) provided access to fresh, organic and local produce for many families participating in its health and wellness classes through St. Philip’s Church and the Northfield Township Food Pantry. View full article as PDF.
August 2010: Hamilton Beach Donates Cooking Equipment to Nurture
Nurture is the proud recipient of a significant donation of rice cookers and slow cookers from Hamilton Beach, a leading designer, marketer and distributor of small electric household appliances, as well as commercial products for restaurants, bars and hotels. “We are thrilled to partner with Hamilton Beach to broaden our reach and meet the needs of our family participants. Empowering caregivers with equipment is a key element of our offering and is obviously a huge expense for us. The ability to stretch our volunteer efforts through this corporate donation is amazing,” notes Executive Director, Kathryn Guylay. View full article as PDF
June 2010: Trib Local Covers Nurture’s Spring Celebration Benefit
Nurture (Nutritional Upgrading Realized Through Underwriting, Resources and Education) held its second annual fundraiser on May 22 at the home of Kathryn and Jeff Guylay of Winnetka. The event, which gathered over 150 guests, raised over $10,000 to fund the program’s continued growth, particularly for its new programs in schools, its bi-lingual education programs, and its Grow Your Own Food program… View full article as PDF
Nurture’s programs at Oak Terrace school in Highwood were featured in the TribLocal. The article described Nurture’s support of the elementary school’s USDA fresh fruit and vegetable grant, as well as the after-school cooking class which incorporates a nutrition lesson, fun activities, and fun yet healthy recipes. View full article as PDF
April 2010: Chicago Parent features Nurture
Nurture was thrilled by the coverage that Chicago Parent’s reporter Liz Hoffman recently gave us
in her story “Nonprofit teaches healthy eating, one rice cooker at a time.” Please be sure to check
out the Audio slide show which features (founding) Nurture Board member Juliette Britton and
several volunteers from Northwestern University. There are also some great tips about getting
kids to try new foods and eat healthy! View as PDF
March 2010: Nurture Receives Highland Park’s Robert Barnard Character Counts Pillar Award.
The Character Counts Committee of the City of Highland Park and Highland Park Mayor Michael Belsky presented Nurture with a Robert Barnard Character Counts Pillar Award on Wednesday, March 24th at the Highland Park Country Club. Nurture was chosen in the business category as the organization and volunteers’ beliefs, attitudes, and actions consistently exemplify the Six Pillars of Character. The Six Pillars of Character are as follows: Trustworthiness, Respect, Responsibility, Fairness, Caring and Citizenship. View full article as PDF
March 2010: TV Tune Out! Young Chef’s Cooking Class for Kids
TV Tune Out! Cooking up Fun with Nurture’s “Young Chef’s” Cooking Class for Kids. Kids learned about healthy eating and helping others at the “Young Chef’s” cooking class on March 11. During this hands on cooking class, 40 children prepared easy, healthy and tasty meals for their families and for 150 residents of Jonquil Hotel, a single room occupancy residence operated by Good News Partners in Rogers Park.
Read about it in the Pioneer Press
March 2010: Nurture co sponsors the Slow Cooker Initiative
Nurture was proud to co-sponsor the Slow Cooker Initiative along with Campus Kitchens of Northwestern University, hosted at Winnetka Presbyterian Church. This educational series involved both parents and children and was made possible through collaborations with Family Network of Highland Park and the Northfield Township Food Pantry. The three-week series covered whole grains, the importance of breakfast, fiber/beans and lentils, and fruits and vegetables. Northwestern University’s news channel made a special video to document the series. Read more about the program from The Campus Kitchens Project’s national news article. Please watch the following 2-minute video for more information:
March 2010: The Junior League Throws a Baby Shower for Low-Income Moms-To-Be
For many of us, the hectic experience of bringing home a baby is made easier by supportive family and friends: an aunt to throw us a baby shower, an understanding friend with children of her own on the other end of the phone, and our own mother by our side to walk us through the details of caring for an infant. But some less fortunate new mothers have to figure out how to care for their babies without the kinds of support
systems many women take for granted.
February 2010: Veggie burgers pass students’ taste test
Students at Dawes Elementary School in Evanston had a running start on the healthy eating agenda that First Lady Michelle Obama is elevating to a matter of national urgency and prominence. During January and February of 2010, each student participated in a 60 minute cooking and wellness class to promote fresh and healthy eating. Elizabeth Thomas of Nurture coordinated the program. Please watch this
ne and a half minute video showing you the program in action:
On February 28th students from Northwestern University Kellogg Graduate School of Management gathered for a morning of ab crunching and elongating, while making strides to fight childhood and adult obesity at the Yoga and Pilates For Charity Event.
February 2010: Nurture Assists Low Income Families with $1000 Grant from Consumer Wellness Center
“Nurture, a non-profit organization based in the Chicago area, has been selected as one of this year’s Consumer Wellness Center (CWC) Nutritional Grant Program recipients. Operated entirely by volunteers, Nurture provides cooking classes and nutrition education for low-income families, teaching them the essentials of incorporating whole foods into their diets. The organization’s goal is to supply
the tools and resources necessary for poorer families to prepare simple, nutritious meals that fit within their tight budgets.”
February 2010: Nurture Awarded Grant to Bring Nutrition Program to Expectant Mothers
Nurture is pleased to announce that it has been chosen as a recipient of a 2010 Nutrition Grant Award from the Consumer Wellness Center. This grant will buy rice cookers and wholesome food for expectant mothers enrolled in Family Network of Highland Park’s Right from the Start (Desde El Principio) prenatal
program.
January 2010: Growing Healthy Kids holds inaugural meeting
In response to growing health concerns about Chicago’s kids — including obesity, type 2 diabetes, and decreased physical activity — several local organizations and individuals within the Chicago food community have joined together to develop new ways of sourcing, providing and thinking about food.
November 2009: Nurture Makes Health Education Fun and Affordable
The phrase eating healthy often conjures up images of elite grocery stores such as Whole Foods or pricey seasonal farmer’s markets. But Kathryn Guylay of Winnetka, founder and director of the new nonprofit, Nurture, aims to make eating healthy easy and cost-effective for everyone, regardless of income.
October 2009: Nurture to get families digging the dirt
On October 10th 2009 over 75 gardening enthusiasts and supporters gathered at the home of Jeff and Kathryn Guylay of Winnetka. Guests were treated to a wine and cheese reception followed by an educational presentation by The Organic Gardner on “How to Grow Your Own Vegetables”.
Read about it in the Trib Local: October 2009: Nurture’s Fall Harvest
Gathering featuring guest speaker Jeanne Pinsof Nolan of The Organic Gardener
Read about it in the Pioneer Press: December 2009: Nurture to get families
digging the dirt
September 2009. Help Low-Income Families Cook Healthy Meals with Nurture
Do you love to cook and are looking to volunteer? If so, the nonprofit Nurture, founded by Winnetka resident Kathryn Guylay, may be the perfect fit for you…
August 2009. Nurture Empowers Families With Nutrition Education
Nurture (Nutritional Upgrading Realized Through Underwriting, Resources and Education) held its first annual fundraiser on May 30 at the home of Kathryn and Jeff Guylay of Winnetka. The event, which gathered over 150 guests, raised over $10,000 to fund the program’s growth…
August 2009. Amazing Woman Nominee: Kathryn Guylay Nurtures Low-Income Families
In 2008, Guylay founded the nonprofit Nurture. With volunteers and a 10-member board including health, nutrition and fitness experts, the organization provides cooking classes to families that are eligible for food stamps, meaning they have a $4-a-day food budget…
Nurture in the community: Glenview Farmers Market
Nurture hosted the Chef’s Table at the Glenview Farmers Market on Saturday, August 29, 2009. This was a great opportunity to raise community awareness about Nurture. In attendance from Nurture were Kathryn and Jeff Guylay and their children, board members Julia Goodhouse and Stacey Patillo, and volunteers
Elizabeth and Curt Matlin.
April 2009. Program expands role of food pantry
It’s one thing to pick up a box of rice at the food pantry. It’s another to stop in for rice, stay for a cooking lesson and go home with a rice cooker. A new North Shore program offers struggling families that opportunity…
