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Posts tagged: AmeriCorps

Let’s Help Kids Eat Healthy!

Richard Burley, a nutritionist for the USDA Food and Nutrition Service Southwest Regional Office, gives a presentation over the Food Pyramid and health eating to after-school kids at Jubilee Park & Community Center in Dallas. Jubilee is a revitalization project for community renewal and enrichment to Southeast Dallas.

Richard Burley, a nutritionist for the USDA Food and Nutrition Service Southwest Regional Office, gives a presentation over the Food Pyramid and health eating to after-school kids at Jubilee Park & Community Center in Dallas. Jubilee is a revitalization project for community renewal and enrichment to Southeast Dallas.

Seeing the results of Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) programs up close is always an amazing experience as an FNS employee.   In this case, I had that opportunity in Dallas recently at the Jubilee Park & Community Center. Founded in 1997, along with AmeriCorps, Habitat for Humanity and several faith-based organizations, the Center serves as a catalyst for community renewal and enrichment. Read more »