Project Healthy Kids

08/04/2025

🌽 It’s National Farmers Market week August 3-9. This week is a celebration of local farmers markets and the vibrant communities they create. Visit your nearest farmers market this week for fresh, local goodness and connect with the people who grow your food.

08/01/2025

ALL students in Cabell County Schools will receive breakfast and lunch at no cost for the 2025-2026 school year!!!

This ensures that students have the nutritious food they need to be ready to learn each day.

There are no income requirements or applications. Every student is automatically included and able to enjoy free meals from the very first day of school.

This opportunity is part of the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) through the USDA.

Learn more about this program by visiting the Food Services page: https://www.cabellschools.com/o/cs/page/food-services

And check out our upcoming menus with MealViewer: https://schools.mealviewer.com/district/CabellCountySchools

Special thanks to Ella Austin, Huntington High alumna for creating the graphic for this announcement!

07/31/2025

07/30/2025

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07/26/2025

Today, Project Healthy Kids hosted our first Project Healthy Plate event in Huntington.

Miss Leah led a presentation on MyPlate, followed by a hands-on food adventure where the children made their own fresh salsa!

Chef Joe gave a cooking demonstration featuring fresh, local ingredients and pantry staples to create a healthy meal!

We acknowledge the support of our friends at Unlimited Future, Inc. and the Pallottine Foundation of Huntington, WV. Project Healthy Kids would like to extend our heartfelt gratitude to all who attended today’s event!

Unlimited Future, Inc. Pallottine Foundation of Huntington WV

07/26/2025

Today is the day! Hope to see you there!

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Project Healthy Kids is hosting our first Project Healthy Plate event on Saturday, July 26th from 10am - 12pm with our friends at Unlimited Future, Inc. located at 1650 8th Avenue here in Huntington! We will be hosting a FREE cooking demonstration where you will take LOCAL, HAND-MADE frozen meals home! All of this is made possible by generous funding from the Pallottine Foundation of Huntington WV!

- Learn healthy cooking basics from Chef Joe
- Go on a child-focused Food Adventure with miss Leah
- Take home food-themed children’s books
- Receive food assistance resources
- Take local, hand-made frozen meals home!

07/23/2025

SATURDAY!

Project Healthy Kids is hosting our first Project Healthy Plate event on Saturday, July 26th from 10am - 12pm with our friends at Unlimited Future, Inc. located at 1650 8th Avenue here in Huntington! We will be hosting a FREE cooking demonstration where you will take LOCAL, HAND-MADE frozen meals home! All of this is made possible by generous funding from the Pallottine Foundation of Huntington WV!

- Learn healthy cooking basics from Chef Joe
- Go on a child-focused Food Adventure with miss Leah
- Take home food-themed children’s books
- Receive food assistance resources
- Take local, hand-made frozen meals home!

07/23/2025

The misery created by new eligibility restrictions on SNAP as a result of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act will be especially dire in places like McDowell County, where more than one third of the population lives below the federal poverty line, said Rosemary Ketchum, president of the West Virginia Nonprofit Association - WVNPA. "These federal cuts are starving people," she said.

These cuts offer a preview of what's happening nationwide as the federal government retreats from decades of investment in America's poorest communities.

This is part of a 4-part series from the Chronicle and the Associated Press looking at the congressional districts potentially most and least affected by federal defunding.
https://phlnthrp.com/3GAZib3

07/23/2025

This not new news, but we haven't posted it here:

Sebrena Corinne Williamson Moves into Full-Time Role with Together for Hope

We are thrilled to announce that Sebrena Williamson is now officially serving full-time with Together for Hope as of March 1! While her title stays the same, Director of Programs and Partnerships, this shift gives her even more time to do what she’s already been doing so well: supporting our coalition members and partners, promoting our mission, building connections across Appalachia, and seeking out resources toward alleviating poverty in counties of persistent rural poverty.

Sebrena Williamson is an Appalachian storyteller, choreographer, writer, and digital marketing strategist from Huntington, West Virginia. Currently, Sebrena works in many fields, with a primary focus on the arts and community development. In 2018, she co-founded Saltare in Elementis Dance Collective (SIEDC), where she now serves as Co-Founder, Choreographer and Director of Written Strategy. In 2021, Sebrena organized SIEDC’s debut film Terra (2021). Terra was filmed in WV’s Ohio River Valley and explores young Appalachians' experiences around climate change and industrial disasters.

Sebrena graduated from Radford University with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree, a minor in Appalachian studies, and a minor in English. Sebrena was Team Leader for the Appalachian Arts and Studies in the Schools (AASIS) initiative, where she coordinated programming across counties in Southwest VA, facilitated mentorships by organizing partnerships between college students and high school students in Appalachia, and advocated for Appalachian culture in Southwest VA public schools.

As a proud product of the community that raised her, Sebrena is dedicated to universal rural advocacy and to Appalachian culture. Reflecting this, Sebrena brings her love and loyalty to Appalachia in all of her work. As a true collaborator at heart, Sebrena hopes to help create change in Appalachia that comes from a love of environment, people, and community.

“Appalachia is abundant in love, material resources, and community.” (Sebrena Williamson)

07/23/2025

Families facing hardship deserve a chance to rebuild. HCM provides essential support to children and families in need, helping them find stability.

07/23/2025

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