In the summer of 2021, a program was held by the Nutrition Education Program Assistant in Lincoln/Boyle Counties at Danville Housing Authority to help spark engagement among residents and improve skills relating to nutrition and resource management. The class was initially 7 lessons long, meeting every week at the Toombs Court Community Room and using the Healthy Choices for Every Body curriculum.  The class was very productive and yielded numerous positive results.  This group was extremely engaging and interactive throughout the class.  It was also a great opportunity to reach an underserved audience, as it was 100% African American women. 

By the end of the program, 100% of the participants showed improvement in diet quality, food safety and resource management in at least one or more areas.  60% reported eating more fruit each day and 60% showed improvement in getting more of a variety of vegetables. 60% of the participants also reported doing more physical activity by the end of the class.  Overall, the group made many healthy changes and had a wonderful time bonding and getting out of the house after many long months of pandemic shutdown. The group enjoyed the program so much they asked to continue classes, and what started out as a 7-week class, actually met a total of 12 times.  The group was able to discuss many topics from the Healthy Choices curriculum in much more detail, while also spending time with friends.