Share Our Strength's Operation Frontline®

Operation Frontline is a program of Share Our Strength. Share Our Strength® is the leading national organization working to make sure no kid in America grows up hungry. We weave together a net of community groups, activists and food programs to catch children at risk of  hunger and ensure they get nutritious food where they live, learn and play.  We work with the culinary industry to create engaging, pioneering programs like Share Our Strength's Taste of the Nation®, the nation's premier culinary benefit; Share Our Strength's Great American Bake Sale®, a national grassroots effort; Share Our Strength's A Tasteful Pursuit®, a touring dinner series; Share Our Strength's Great American Dine Out®, a weeklong program involving thousands of restaurants nationwide; and Share Our Strength's Operation Frontline®, a cooking-based nutrition education program. Visit Strength.org.

With six specialized nutrition curricula. Operation Frontline takes a cooking centered approach to nutrition and household budgeting.  Each class includes hands-on meal preparation led by a chef who teaches participants that cooking healthy foods can be simple, enjoyable, delicious, and affordable.  The courses cover basic nutrition, food safety, and food budgeting so that participants are able to  plan  and prepare low-cost nutritious meals for themselves and their families.  In addition, Operation Frontline's adult and teen participants receive groceries at each class session so that they can practice what they learned at home.  Operation Frontline offers courses for adults, children, teens, parents and children together, and childcare providers.

Many communities also offer Operation Frontline's money management curriculum, "Saving Smart Spending Smart."

The Petersburg Office will be conducting Share Our Strength's Operation Frontline®, a six (6) week program (1 day per week) class on Thursday's, October 15, 22, 29, November 5, 12, 19, 2009 from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. for limited resource families to consist of one (1) parent and two (2) children with no child under the age of 6 years old. Children must be 6 years old or older at the beginning of the program. Transportation or babysitting will not be provided. This is a free program and participants must pre-register by Wednesday, October 7, 2009.  Parents will work "Side by Side" in the kitchen and around the table to learn about nutrition, cooking and healthy eating.