Kids spend six to eight hours a day in school, so they want school to really emulate the environment they want to produce at home,” Ginny Ehrlich, CEO of Alliance for a Healthier Generation. Alliance for a Healthier Generation was founded by the American Heart Association and the William J. Clinton Foundation in 2005, with [Read More...]

Have you heard about the a new Muppet named Lily whose family has an ongoing struggle with hunger?  She was introduced in a recent one hour primetime television special, Growing Hope Against Hunger, produced by Sesame Workshop with documentary films by Academy Award winning director and filmmaker Cynthia Wade.  The special program presented families’ personal stories [Read More...]

‘Tis the season of giving—and food drives!  Nurture was involved in the creation of this fantastic video (produced by the Community School of Sun Valley, Idaho) that urges kids to provide nourishing, healthy food to pantries and social service agencies that address hunger.  Often a food drive is viewed as an opportunity to clean out [Read More...]

In 2010-2011 Nurture piloted teaching our Family Program kids lessons in classrooms in several Chicago North Shore schools. Based on our learning, Nurture is excited to announce the pilot of a new grade-specific elementary curriculum. Core Nurture concepts are matched to specific grades to best suit the developmental stages of the students. These topics are [Read More...]

To reach more families, Nurture is piloting programs where our organizational partners teach the Nurture curriculum. Nurture provides the curriculum, recipes, training, and on-going support.  Our partners provide teachers, feedback, and impact data to ensure program excellence is maintained. With this model we are able to increase the number of Nurture programs and reach more [Read More...]

With the many hardships facing families lately, finding fresh produce can slide down the list of priorities. But, on May 10th at the Winnetka Presbyterian Church, Nurture helped provide an alternative solution to this problem: growing your own food at home. Expert Gardener Jeanne Pinsof Nolan of The Organic Gardener led a one-hour lecture on [Read More...]

On April 27th, volunteers from New Trier High School and Nurture taught Oak Terrace Elementary students how to grow fresh produce on their own. New Trier students prepped planting containers, guided the elementary students as they started corn, lettuce, and beans seeds, led discussions about the health benefits of these vegetables, and even taught some [Read More...]

Nurture is excited to announce a new partnership with Plum District, who will be sponsoring our program work through a unique fundraising program.  For every new e-mail signed up to Plum District’s database, Plum District will donate $3 to support Nurture’s work.  Plum District is a new and exciting daily discount site for savvy moms [Read More...]

Kids had a blast at the 2nd annual Nurture/JL-ENS TV Tune Out Event on March 10th. Don’t miss this 2 minute video about the event!