Teach a person to fish and feed them for a lifetime
‘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!
We are thrilled to share with you our 2010 Annual Report, which provides an overview of the program work we completed in 2010 and our goals for the coming year. We also view this important communications piece as a great way to thank our supporters and collaborative partners—we could not do our work without you! [Read More...]
January 17th marked the second annual Martin Luther King Jr “Day of Service” in Highland Park at the Highland Park Recreation Center. Nurture led 500 Highland Park and Highwood residents in assembling 223 non-perishable soup mixes with bi-lingual recipes for the Moraine Township Food Pantry. Residents also help Nurture assemble 180 bilingual wellness activity books [Read More...]
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 Nurture to answer the questions “why are homemade meals a better choice” and [Read More...]
