Success StoryPartnering with Goodwill RISE through Zoom



Partnering with Goodwill RISE through Zoom

Author: Jessica Webb

Planning Unit: Estill County CES

Major Program: Nutrition and Food Systems General

Outcome: Initial Outcome

In July 2022, the Estill County Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Assistant was given the opportunity to partner with Goodwill RISE A recovery program based in Louisville, KY but with expanded locations around the state. Due to Covid19 Goodwill RISE had taken their program online via Zoom which has allowed for Nutrition Education Assistants from all over Kentucky to partner with them. The Estill County Assistant was given the opportunity to work with them and started programming via zoom with the first group on July 13th, 2022. There were 12 Adult participants from the Louisville and Elizabethtown area in the first group, 7 core lessons from the Healthy Choices for Everybody Curriculum were taught over the course of 2 weeks with 4 one hour zoom meetings. The participants were engaged in the program and asked questions after every lesson. With the Conclusion of the program the participants were asked to answer a question which was what you liked or dislike about the Healthy Choices for Everybody Program. The Estill County Nutrition Education Assistant received very positive feedback, one participant shared that they were happy to learn about meal planning and writing down what they eat, they had struggled with an eating disorder and the program had helped them understand a lot more about healthy eating.






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