The Nutrition Education Assistant and the Bookmobile librarian from Taylor County Public Library have joined together regularly since the summer of 2022 to reach families in public housing. The Bookmobile schedules monthly stops at various housing communities to offer free books, videos and magazines. The Nutrition Education Assistant brings nutrition information, ChopChop family cooking magazines, and nutritious snacks to the stops. It had been discussed to try to reach more families in these communities with programming. The Nutrition Education Assistant offers monthly classes with the Resident Opportunity and Self-Sufficiency program (ROSS) at Ravine Way Community Center, but it is across town from some of the larger areas. Permission was obtained to utilize the Crisis Relief/Housing Maintenance Office building on David Street for an event that would be open to all families in housing, but specifically targeted toward the area around the building. Community partners involved in planning were the Family Resource Centers from Campbellsville and Taylor County Schools, Adult Education, as well as the library and the Extension Office. The evening of December 6 was scheduled and flyers were sent to all housing residents. Games, crafts, healthy snacks, and hot chocolate were offered. The library offered free books and gift wrap to give as gifts. The Nutrition Education Assistant provided ingredients to make Berry Crunch Roll Ups and had 2024 recipe calendars and ChopChop magazines along with Wally Cat recipes.

Although there were only four families that attended, the ROSS program coordinator with housing signed up two families for their program. The Nutrition Education Assistant reconnected with a family that had been taking classes at the homeless shelter and had moved into housing. They plan to attend the classes at Ravine Way Community Center. All community partners felt it was successful and plan to do future events.