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Nutrition Education
The Food Trust provides fun and interactive
nutrition education programs to over 50,000
students in the Philadelphia, Reading, and
Norristown school districts. The Food Trust’s
team of educators teach nutrition lessons in
over 90 schools and 33 recreation centers.
Specific components of The Food Trust’s
nutrition education work in schools and
recreation centers includes:
- Lessons in classrooms
- School-wide taste tests of nutritious
foods - Providing teachers with trainings
and educational materials - Outreach to parents
- School Market Program
- Kindergarten Initiative
Learn more about our nutrition education programs with The Food Trust's Amy Deahl-Greelaw in the YouTube video An Afternoon of Healthy Changes.
The Food Trust’s nutrition education work is funded by PENNSYLVANIA NUTRITION EDUCATION TRACKS, a part of USDA's Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). To find out how the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program can help you buy healthy foods, contact the PA Department of Public Welfare's toll-free helpline at 800-692-7462 or 215-430-0556. In Philadelphia, The Food Trust’s work is subcontracted through the School District of Philadelphia’s Eat.Right.Now. program.