About Us:
We not only want to stop child hunger, we want to feed them healthy, local produce. Nurture via Nature (NVN) works in Palm Beach County, FL to improve the lives of children in our community by purchasing local produce and distributing it to children at risk of hunger. We also aim to educate and engage our community on the hunger problem through community projects – such as community gardens. We are starting this as a local initiative with the long-term goal of duplicating this in surrounding communities.
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Both in 2010, 2012 and 2013, we helped to feed 1,800 kids at the Boys & Girls Club in Delray Beach, at The Spirit of Giving Back To School Bash by contributing produce that was distributed at these events.
In 2013, we moved from supporting only onetime events, to supporting an after school program. We have been donating fresh produce to Cross Ministries of Delray Beach. They provide sandwiches to after school programs that serve low-income, at-risk kids. Starting August 2013, we began providing weekly produce to Cross Ministries of Delray to provide to the after school programs they serve. Together, we distribute healthy, fresh snacks to over 100 children each school year that otherwise would not have produce provided.
In the summer of 2017, Nurture via Nature began also supporting Place of Hope, a group foster home for children. We have been donating weekly to approximately 40 foster kids.
Who we serve:
We serve the underprivileged community, children at risk of hunger. We work with other established programs who serve underprivileged children – such as, but not limited to, the Boys and Girls Club, Caring Kitchen, and Place of Hope.
In 2013, we moved from supporting only onetime events, to supporting an after school program. We have been donating fresh produce to Cross Ministries of Delray Beach. They provide sandwiches to after school programs that serve low-income, at-risk kids. Starting August 2013, we began providing weekly produce to Cross Ministries of Delray to provide to the after school programs they serve. Together, we distribute healthy, fresh snacks to over 100 children each school year that otherwise would not have produce provided.
In the summer of 2017, Nurture via Nature began also supporting Place of Hope, a group foster home for children. We have been donating weekly to approximately 40 foster kids.
Who we serve:
We serve the underprivileged community, children at risk of hunger. We work with other established programs who serve underprivileged children – such as, but not limited to, the Boys and Girls Club, Caring Kitchen, and Place of Hope.
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1. USDA Household Food Security in the United States.
2. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System.
3. Elizabeth Frazao. “High Costs of Poor Eating Patterns in the United States.” In America’s Eating Habits: Changes and Consequences. Edited by Elizabeth Frazao. Economic Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture. Washington, DC: USDA, 1999. Agriculture Information Bulletin No. 750, pp. 5-32.Kleinman, R. E., et al. "Hunger in children in the United States: Potential behavioral and emotional correlates." Pediatrics 101 (1998):1-6.
4. Alaimo K, Olson CM, and Frongillo EA. "Food Insufficiency and American School-Aged Children's Cognitive, Academic and Psychosocial Developments." Pediatrics 108.1 (2001): 44-53.
5. Kleinman, R. E., et al. "Hunger in children in the United States: Potential behavioral and emotional correlates." Pediatrics 101 (1998):1-6.
