FoodCorps seeks to reverse the epidemic of childhood obesity by connecting vulnerable kids to healthful food. The centerpiece of our work is a national AmeriCorps program that recruits young leaders for a year of service in Farm-to-School and school garden programs in high-obesity, limited-resource communities of need. FoodCorps is the boots on the ground of [...]
CISMC Chosen as Host Site for FoodCorps Farm to School Program
December 5, 2010 By
NC 4-H and The Center for Environmental Farming Systems are pleased to announce their role as hosts for FoodCorps, a new national AmeriCorps school garden and Farm to School service program, launching in 2011. North Carolina was chosen from 108 national applications as one of ten states—Arkansas, Arizona, Iowa, Massachusetts, Maine, Michigan, Mississippi, North Carolina, [...]
CISMC Recognized for Its Continued Commitment to Improving Health
November 16, 2010 By
BCBSNC Foundation Reinvests $100,000 into the Organization Chapel Hill, N.C. – The Communities In Schools of Moore County FirstSchool Garden Program recently received a $100,000 grant from the Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina Foundation (BCBSNC Foundation). The FirstSchool Garden Program is a past BCBSNC Foundation grantee that has shown significant results. Kathleen [...]
Communities In Schools FirstSchool Gardens Announces “Lessons from the School Yard” Workshops for Adult
February 13, 2010 By
Looking for more details? Download our flyer – Lessons from the School Yard Workshop February 12, 2010-Pinehurst, NC— Communities In Schools (CIS) FirstSchool Gardens will be hosting a complimentary workshop series for adults called “Lessons from the Schoolyard”. “Following three years of success teaching children in school gardens throughout Moore County, we created these free [...]
