In August of 2020 the Fayette County Extension Office and the Nutrition Education Program Assistant were approached by the Goodwill RISE (Reintegrating Individuals Successfully Every Day) program, a paid job-readiness training that paves the way back to employment for individuals with a criminal history. It was requested that the two community partners provide nutrition education to the workers enrolled in RISE as part of their reintegration lessons. Over the course of the lessons via virtual instruction, the participants were taught nutrition, food safety and food budgeting principals using the Healthy Choices for Everybody curriculum. Participant progress was tracked using the Adult Food and Physical Behavior Questionnaire. 

At the end of the program 87% of Participants had improved their physical activity as well as their food safety practices, furthermore, 93% of program participants reported cooking dinner at home more nights each week than they did at the start of the lessons. One participant told the instructor that they are 41 years old and are just now learning how to cook. They expressed appreciation for the food demonstrations done during class.