School is back in session, and FCHS has started its “Cooking Matters for Teens” cooking series with the Christina Seix Academy. In this 6-week series, FCHS nutrition educators are teaching students about various cooking techniques and knife skills, how to make their own healthy snacks and drinks, and the importance of eating a “MyPlate” meal. […]
This August, twenty families attended a three-morning virtual “Cooking Camp.” The camp was in Spanish and in partnership with the Children’s Home Society Family Success Center South. FCHS provided three days of recipe ingredients to the families, along with handouts and giveaways, including an insulated shopping bag, a bamboo cutting board, and a set of […]
Due to COVID-19, many senior living apartments have only recently resumed offering outside organizations’ programs. With sites opening up to programming, FCHS reached out to offer free nutrition classes for residents in two senior living apartment complexes, Architects Housing in Trenton and Ewing Independent Living Apartments in Ewing. Our nutrition educators taught lessons from the […]
On a lovely Friday evening in June, over 100 students, parents, and staff from Parker Elementary School enjoyed a fun night of baseball at the Arm & Hammer Park Trenton Thunder game. FCHS worked with the school principal and Trenton Thunder staff to celebrate the school’s year-long health and wellness activities with a pre-game announcement. […]
At the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, 1 in 12 New Jersey households did not have reliable access to affordable, nutritious food. A new report from the Food Research & Action Center, Hunger and Its Solutions in New Jersey: Landscape Analysis of Current Initiatives, Recommended Actions, and Emerging Opportunities for Further Investment, produced with input […]
