Results : Nurture

Nurture is proud to report results for the various aspects of our work.

Through fun and engaging programs and support, we address several of the alarming trends in the health of our nation’s population: increasing rates of childhood obesity, diabetes and other nutritionally linked diseases.

Direct Programming including:

-Family Programs
-Food and Fun
-Nurture Elementary Program
-Other Programs
(Including workshops, after school programs and camps)

Family Programs

Food and Fun

Please watch this video highlighting our programs at Community School Elementary School and Middle School in the 2013-4 school year:

Please view this short (1.5-minute) video created by a Community School 5^th grader demonstrating a student’s perspective of what Nurture programming is all about: It’s fun!

Please also visually experience, though this 2-minute video, a special event orchestrated by Nurture Idaho—Rainbow Day!

Nurture Elementary Program

2013-2014 Nurture Elementary Program - North Shore School District 112, Highland Park/Highwood, IL
2012-2013 Nurture Elementary Program - North Shore School District 112, Highland Park/Highwood, IL
2012-2013 Nurture Elementary Program - Avoca West, Glenview, IL
2011 - 2012 Nurture Your School Elementary Program - Avoca West, Glenview, IL
2011 - 2012 Nurture Your School Elementary Program - Edison, Morton Grove, IL
2011 - 2012 Nurture Your School Elementary Program - Oak Terrace Elementary, Highwood, IL

Other Programs

2014 April After School Program - Family Service, Northwood Junior High and Highland Park High School, Highland Park, IL
2013 January - May Prenatal Program - Family Network, Highland Park, IL
2013: Higher Ground Wellness Camp
2013: Higher Ground Summer Program
2013: The Hunger Coalition: Slow Cooker Class
2013: The Wood River YMCA: New Mother’s Group
2013 June-July Jewish Council on Youth Services Champ Camp, Highland Park, IL
2012: An innovative pilot program about Wellness for Middle School students at the Community School of Sun Valley. Please click here for results of this program.
2012 Jewish Council on Youth Services Champ Camp, Highland Park, IL
2012 May Grow Your Own Food Education - Lake County Health Department & Community Health Center - North Shore Health Center, Highland Park, IL
2011/2: Results from the collaborative Educational Workshop series with The Hunger Coalition, starting with a successful kick off in November of 2011 , continued programming with the Hailey Public Library in the Spring, and continuing classes focused on slow-cooker healthy cooking in 2012 .
2012 Winter/Spring After School Program - Family Focus, Evanston, IL
2011 July-August Summer Camp–Family Focus
2011 Parent Education Session-JCYS Champ Camp
2011 Grow Your Own Food Education Session – Moraine Township Pantry Garden (at North Shore Health Center in Highland Park)
2011 Spring Nurture Your School-Thomas Edison
2010-2011 Nurture Your School-Oak Terrace Elementary
2010 Summer Grow Your Own Food Program –St. Philip in Glenview/ Northfield Township Food Pantry

(Click here to see Harvest Recipes developed especially for the Grow Your Own Food Program)

2010 Spring Middle School Program- Chippewa (Des Plaines)
2010 Winter/Spring Prenatal Program with Family Network
2010 Oak Terrace Elementary School Fruit and Veggie Program
Winter 2010 Slow Cooker Initiative- Winnetka Presbyterian Church (Families)
Fall 2009 Teen Mother Program- Family Focus (Teens)
Holiday 2009 Parent Education Program- Infant Welfare Society of Evanston (Adults)

2014 High Impact Projects

Nurture Family Program at Queen of Peace (Grantee: Roberti Community House)
I Have a Dream (Cooking Matters 5th Grade) Program (Grantee: The Hunger Coalition)
Nurture Family Program at Hillside Food Pantry (Grantee: Hillside Food Pantry)
Food Day Veggie Burger Class (Grantee: Individual)
Food Day "Home-Made Lunch" (Grantee: Community School Elementary School)
Nurture Family Program at Roberti Community House (Grantee: Roberti Community House)
Food and Fun at Community School Middle School (Grantee: Community School Middle School)
Nurture Family Program at Roberti Community House (Grantee: Roberti Community House)

2015 High Impact Projects

Praise for Nurture’s nutrition and wellness education programming with local collaborative school partners:

	“(What is so great is) trying new foods! I also love the visualizations!” – Kindergarten teacher at Bellevue Elementary School, Bellevue ID
	“(The Nurture instructor) is innovative in her approach to teaching kids about nutrition. She never judged or condemned food choices, but rather educated students as to what are healthy choices while pointing out some of the drawbacks of less nutritious ones.” – 5th grade teacher at the Community School, Sun Valley, ID
	“Great lesson(s)! (My favorite part is) the visuals and interactive ways to engage all the students.” – 5th grade teacher at Hailey Elementary School, Hailey, ID
	“(My favorite thing about the program) is the way the presenters interact with the students and the great information they provide to our kids.” – 5th grade teacher at Hemingway Elementary School, Ketchum, ID
	“Engaging presentation(s)–gets kids involved and hooked.” – 5th grade teacher at Woodside Elementary School, Hailey, ID

To see our school programming in action, and hear from some of our child participants, please watch this video:

Nurture Idaho strives to create synergies through collaborative efforts with other local social service agencies. We offer partners our expertise in community health outreach education. We are proud to collaborate with:

Higher Ground Sun Valley
St. Luke’s Center for Community Health
The Hunger Coalition of Blaine County
The Wood River YMCA

Praise for Nurture’s work with local collaborative partners:

Nurture has been an uplifting & inspirational partner of both the Blaine County Hunger Coalition’s staff team and, more importantly, our clients. Through thoughtful, detailed correspondence, a generous slow cooker donation, professional advice, and curriculum sharing, Nurture has bridged the gap with our organizations and provided progressive programming & evaluative techniques that greatly enhance the everyday functions of our organization & educational opportunities. By partnering with our small Idaho community food bank, Nurture has touched the lives of many. We thank you Nurture! - The Hunger Coalition, Bellevue, ID

Nurture is an excellent resource for our Y members and guests. As CEO of the Wood River YMCA, I see many different kinds of families coming in to use our facilities. While many are active, health-conscious families, there is a tremendous need to reach out to other families who struggle with obesity and overall wellness. We take pride in the many programs we can offer to families with limited resources, and are thrilled to include Nurture in these efforts. They have provided several nutrition education opportunities in the past six months; ranging from slow cooker techniques to kitchen organization skills. Feedback has been incredibly positive, and members are asking details of upcoming Nurture classes. They have created quite a buzz in the community that I can only imagine will grow as their programming outreach is able to grow. I look forward to continuing our relationship with Nurture to help serve all families of the Wood River Valley. - The Wood River Community YMCA, Ketchum, ID

To see our agency programming in action, please watch this video of our work with Higher Ground Sun Valley:

For more information on Nurture Idaho’s program results, please see Nurture Idaho: Program Results.


	“In all instances, the North Shore Health Center found the partnership with Nurture to be excellent and very well received by our patients.” - North Shore Health Center, Highland Park, IL
	“It has been our privilege to work with Nurture . . . in our cooking and nutrition classes. Besides teaching our patrons on how to make a nutritious meal, they take the time to really engage the students (women and children) into learning about how to eat healthier. (Nurture) makes learning fun.” - A Just Harvest, Chicago, IL
	“I like to work with Nurture because they provide new, useful and easy applicable information for our low-income clients." - Family Network Prenatal Program, Highland Park, IL

Making Non-Perishable Soup Mixes

A very popular Nurture activity is the creation of non-perishable soup mixes for local food pantries and hunger relief organizations.

Developed as a Martin Luther King Day activity, children scoop spices into a spice baggie and then scoop brown rice, barley, lentils and split peas into a larger baggie then add the spice baggie and copy of the recipe. The children then taste a sample of the soup. Families in need get a nutritious 6-serving meal that they can afford to make on their own, and children feel the reward of giving back to their community in a very fun way!

Click here for directions on how to conduct this activity. We'd love to hear of your successes with this activity and post any pictures!

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