This Project Grant award from the Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Food and Agriculture Service Learning Program (CFDA 10.522) will support a collaborative effort to address food insecurity and lack of agricultural literacy among youth in under-resourced middle schools in the Houston Independent School District. Over the two-year project period, the $220,490 award will engage 900 youth, 18 teachers, and 30 master gardeners in hands-on agricultural education, school garden projects, and community service opportunities. Through this initiative, school gardens and 4-H clubs will be established, and teachers and master gardeners will be trained to strengthen school-community partnerships and ensure sustainable capacity for students' healthy development. The project aims to improve youth agricultural literacy, nutritional health, and leadership skills, while also creating a robust stakeholder network to support the in-school agricultural education and school-community partnerships established during the project period.
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