Nourish

THE MISSION OF NOURISH IS TO PROVIDE DIETICIAN AND FEEDING THERAPY SUPPORT TO CHILDREN, FAMILIES AND PROFESSIONALS THROUGH HELPING FAMILIES AFFORD DIETICIAN AND FEEDING THERAPY WHO COULD NOT OTHERWISE AFFORD THESE SERVICES, COMMUNITY OUTREACH, AND PROFESSIONAL CONTINUING EDUCATION. NOURISH HAS THREE MAJOR AREAS OF FOCUS:1. NOURISH PROVIDES RESOURCES FOR DIETICIAN AND FEEDING THERAPY TO CHILDREN WHOSE FAMILIES COULD NOT OTHERWISE AFFORD THESE SERVICES. IN OUR 2015-2016 FISCAL YEAR NOURISH PROVIDED 365 DIETICIAN EVALUATIONS AND FOLLOW UP SESSIONS. THIS IS A 536 PERCENT (536%) INCREASE IN DIETICIAN EVALUATIONS AND FOLLOW UP SESSIONS FROM OUR 2014-2015 FISCAL YEAR. IN OUR 2015-2016 FISCAL YEAR NOURISH PROVIDED OVER 483 FEEDING THERAPY EVALUATIONS AND FOLLOW UP SESSIONS. THIS IS A 20 PERCENT (20%) INCREASE OF FEEDING THERAPY EVALUATIONS AND FOLLOW UP SESSIONS FROM OUR 2014-2015 FISCAL YEAR. 2. NOURISH PROVIDES PARENT SUPPORT GROUPS TO PARENTS OF CHILDREN WITH A VARIETY OF FEEDING NEEDS. IN OUR 2014-2015 FISCAL YEAR WE CONTINUED TO COLLABORATE WITH ANOTHER LOCAL NON-PROFIT MEDICAL GROUP TO OFFER THE HOMEMADE BLENDED FORMULA PARENT SUPPORT GROUP FOR PARENTS OF CHILDREN WHO ARE FED BY GASTRONOMY TUBE. ADDITIONALLY, NOURISH CONTINUED TO SPONSOR OUR ANXIOUS EATERS ANXIOUS MEALTIME SUPPORT GROUP AND PARENT EDUCATION CLASS THROUGHOUT THE 2015-2016 FISCAL YEAR. 3. NOURISH OFFERS COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAMS TO OTHER MEDICAL NON-PROFIT AGENCIES AND/OR FAMILY AND CHILDREN AGENCIES IN OUR COMMUNITY, SUCH AS WIC, EARLY INTERVENTION CENTERS, AND EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION CENTERS TO EDUCATE PARENTS AND PROFESSIONALS ON HOW TO ESTABLISH POSITIVE MEALTIME RELATIONSHIPS IN AN EFFORT TO PREVENT FUTURE FEEDING CONCERNS.