The year 2011 was an extremely busy one for us at Nurture as there is a large and growing need for Nurture’s programs: One out of every three children born after the year 2000 is overweight or obese and will develop diabetes if they adopt the American diet and (sedentary) lifestyle. A person living in [Read More...]

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November 2011: Nurture Your School We are pleased to announce the pilot of a new five-year, nutrition and wellness elementary curriculum. We are also happy to start featuring celebrity chef recipes! Stephanie Izard, chef/owner of The Girl and the Goat, is allowing us to use a recipe from her new cookbook for our Harvest Celebration. [Read More...]

October 2011: Strengthening Our Impact This month Nurture is pleased to announce expanded programming in Chicago and the pilot of Nurture reunion classes. Thank you to all our wonderful volunteers, supporters, and partners who are making this happen! In this newsletter: – Announcing Expanded Nurture Programming in Chicago – Long Term Impact: JCYS Champ Camp [Read More...]

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September 2011: Celebrating Success Nurture has so many great programs and activities in the works, it’s hard to decide what to tell you about first! Over the next few newsletters you’ll learn about our expansion into Chicago, the launch of a new Nurture Your School curriculum, and research into the needs of food pantries. In [Read More...]

July/August 2011: Summer News Announcing Some Exciting Changes in Nurture Leadership Nurture’s Board is excited to announce some changes in the Nurture leadership team. Founder and Executive Director Kathryn Guylay is headed out West for a year with her family in Idaho. There she will have the amazing opportunity to collaborate with an Idaho-based organization, [Read More...]

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June 2011: Summer is Finally Here! 2011 Spring Benefit a Success! Thank you to everyone (all 150+ of you!) who attended and supported our 2011 Spring Benefit on May 21st!  Mother Nature was very kind to us and supplied a warm and star-filled evening, allowing for strolls in the gardens and visits to the chickens [Read More...]

May 2011: Get Ready for the Benefit & Grow Your Own Food! Our May Newsletter features information on RSVPing for the Nurture Spring Benefit, as well as news about our Grow Your Own Food (GYOF) program, our Parent Education programs, and of course a featured monthly recipe! View the full May 2011 newsletter in PDF [Read More...]