ALBANY, Ga. (WALB) —A Better Way Grocers will host a kickoff event Thursday, Nov. 5, for its new Fresh Start Nutrition Ambassador program. The event will take place from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Microbusiness Enterprise Center, located at 230 S. Jackson St. in Albany. The kickoff will be held in the conference room and will highlight the organization’s new partnership with Southwest Georgia Community Action Council Head Start and Early Head Start. Community members are invited to attend and learn how the program will support nutrition education for Dougherty County children and families. Fresh Start will serve 557 participants across six Head Start and Early Head Start centers from mid-November through January. The program will include classroom lessons, fresh produce distributions and hands-on activities designed to help children learn about healthy eating. Students will participate in fruit and vegetable tastings, mini-gardens and activities aboard A Better Way Grocers’ mobile grocery bus. Families will also receive produce bags, prepared samples and recipe cards to help them use fresh food at home. College students serving as Nutrition Ambassadors will assist with classroom activities and family engagement alongside Head Start staff. A Better Way Grocers says the program will also provide age-appropriate activities for infants and toddlers, including opportunities to see, touch, smell and taste fresh produce. The initiative is supported through Head Start supplemental…
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