The Scotts Miracle - Gro Foundation announce its multi - year partnership with the National Head Start Association to combat some of the most urgent challenge facing today ’s youngest generation , meliorate access to healthy food and increasing time spend outdoors connect to nature . The three - year partnership will put to work to convey the powerful , life - enhancing benefits of gardens to one million at - risk Head Start children and kinsfolk across the country each class through the development of edible garden and workforce - on garden instruction .
The Scotts Miracle - Gro Foundation and the National Head Start Association will make garden grants , garden outfit , educational curriculum , and garden breeding useable to all Head Start plan in the U.S. with the goal of creating more edible gardens and interactive learning experiences for young children and their families , finally teaching them how to grow their own healthy food––for life .
“ All nipper profit from spend time in nature and get a line to enjoy fresh , healthy foods , and this partnership will supply many of America ’s most vulnerable nipper with those valuable chance , ” NHSA ’s Executive Director Yasmina Vinci said . “ This opening move is part of NHSA ’s Year of Whole Health , where we will fetch a renewed focus to specific areas of health to improve the welfare of Head Start children , phratry and stave . NHSA is grateful to The Scotts Miracle - Gro Foundation for partnering with us to find new manner to plunk for Head Start programme in their mission to cook children for success in school and life history . ”
Since 2011 , ScottsMiracle - Gro has supported the conception of more than a thousand community gardens and greenspaces in every state in the U.S. From edible gardens work solid food insecurity to greenish schoolyards providing raw places for children to learn and grow , the Foundation has seen firsthand the positive issue gardens can have on youthful fry . As a outcome , the Foundation will focus its garden outreach on programs that flat profit youth .
“ Our employment to colligate more the great unwashed to the benefits of gardens is never more crucial than when it ’s avail young fry . ” said Jim King , chairwoman of The Scotts Miracle - Gro Foundation . “ We get it on that time spent in the garden can increase children ’s accession to fresh food , physical activity , and positive societal interaction and thin their tension and anxiety . That ’s why we ’re passionate about our partnership with the National Head Start Association and the positive encroachment it will have for this next generation . ”
The 2018 applications programme for the National Head Start Association Garden Grants is available on-line atgo.nhsa.org/Gardens , and all Head Start program are welcome to apply . The deadline for software submission is November 15 , 2018 . Monetary grants of $ 5,000 will be grant base on youth engagement , community impact , and sustainability , among other factors .
KidsGardening.org and Franklin Park Conservatory and Botanical Gardens will connect The Scotts Miracle - Gro Foundation in providing educational support and outreach to the Head Start community of interests over the next three year .
For more information : www.scottsmiraclegrofoundation.orgwww.nhsa.org
