In 2019, 33.9 % of children in Carter County lived in poverty.  23.9% lived in households where food was an insecurity.  The Nutrition Education Program (NEP) Assistant Senior partnered with the elementary schools in Carter County to teach Literacy, Eating, and Activity for Primary for (LEAP) to all the 1^st graders in Carter County.  

The NEP Assistant had 5 sessions with the first graders.  The children learned about nutrition and a nutrition newsletter was sent home to the parents.

Before COVID-19 each class had 5 lessons, and had filled out the Entry Survey that the students fill out at the beginning of the year.  After COVID-19 schools went to Non-Traditional Instruction (NTI), the NEP Assistant sent home the Exit Surveys in the last round of NTI Packets.  275 Exit Surveys were sent home, 36 were received back.