The Scotts Miracle-Gro Foundation and The National Head Start Association Partner to Bring Gardens to Children and Families
16 Novembre 2023 - 4:45PM
The Scotts Miracle-Gro Foundation and the National Head Start
Association (NHSA) have teamed up to bring the GroMoreGood Garden
Grants to community gardens across the country. Head Start programs
can apply through December 18, 2023 for the opportunity to receive
garden resources.
The Scotts Miracle-Gro Foundation and the National
Head Start Association have partnered to bring GroMoreGood Garden
Grants to Early Head Start and Head Start programs across the
country. Over the past five years, the partnership has reached
nearly 10,000 youth across 27 states and districts. In addition,
more than 5,000 adults have benefitted from the program.
“A sixth year of GroMoreGood Garden Grants with the National
Head Start Association, will bring the benefits of gardens and
getting outside to more children and families,” said Katherine
Dickens, Director, ESG & Social Impact at ScottsMiracle-Gro.
“It’s critically important to get kids outside, so they have the
opportunity to grow food, taste fresh veggies and receive the
wellness benefits of being outdoors.”
“NHSA is proud of our continuing partnership with The Scotts
Miracle-Gro Foundation to support experiential learning, foster
curiosity, and encourage even more Head Start children and their
families to learn and play outside this year,” said NHSA Executive
Director Yasmina Vinci. “This partnership has enabled more kids to
get hands-on lessons in the garden and to benefit from healthy
foods and green spaces.”
Garden-based learning improves educational outcomes, enhances
social and emotional learning, and—perhaps most importantly—engages
every child’s innate wonder and care for the natural world. The
impact can be measured by green peppers, butterfly gardens and
zinnias, but the grant recipients capture the way these gardens
grow so much more:
- “The impact of this program is permanent,” said Jennifer
Bagdanov from Acelero MM Freehold Head Start, a 2022 grant
recipient. “Children will forever remember the way their tomatoes
grew from a seed and taste in the salad; they will know joy when
they see mud, and know it is not only OK to get dirty, it's
encouraged! The sense of wonder, joy, and connection to the
outdoors is an impact that will grow with each of these children
and their parents.”
- “One child from our program absolutely would not try vegetables
for his mom at all and he was one to come and help plant the garden
in the beginning,” said Megan White-Noel with Blue Water Community
Action Head Start. “By helping with the garden and his ability to
work with the plants, he became excited to try new foods. Now with
us picking and trying things, his mom cannot get him to stop eating
vegetables and this small success made all the work worth it.”
In addition to grants made in 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, and 2019,
the Scotts Miracle-Gro Foundation and NHSA also provide garden
lessons and storytimes to all Head Start programs.
This year’s grant winners will be announced during NHSA’s 2024
Winter Leadership Institute in Washington, D.C.
About National Head Start AssociationNHSA is
committed to the belief that every child, regardless of
circumstances at birth, has the ability to succeed in school and in
life. The opportunities offered by Head Start lead to healthier,
empowered children and families, and stronger, more vibrant
communities. NHSA is the voice for more than 1 million children,
270,000 staff, and 1,600 Head Start grant recipients in the United
States. Visit nhsa.org to learn more.
About The Scotts Miracle-Gro FoundationThe
mission of The Scotts Miracle-Gro Foundation is to inspire, connect
and cultivate a community of purpose. The Foundation is deeply
rooted in helping create healthier communities, empower the next
generation and preserve our planet. The Foundation is a 501(c)(3)
organization that funds non-profit entities that support its core
initiatives in the form of grants, endowments and multi-year
capital gifts. For more information, visit
scottsmiraclegrofoundation.org.
ContactsNHSA: Emily Wagner, Communications Director,
media@nhsa.org
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