Food for Life classes being offered during Black History Month include the African American Culinary Heritage class series, which honors the ancestral ties of West African foodways that were brought to the United States through the Middle Passage and the culinary traditions, such as soul food, developed by African Americans throughout their history in the United...
New series and classes will be added throughout the spring to provide faith communities with nutrition education and practical cooking tips and recipes to help prevent or overcome heart disease, type 2 diabetes, certain cancers, and other chronic health conditions with a plant-based diet. Food for Life instructor Charles Smith, a pastor at New Horizon Church...
Last year, 403 instructors in 23 countries taught 1,686 classes about the lifesaving power of a plant-based diet to 17,263 participants, which was a 36% increase in participants from 2022. The program also had a 26% increase in reach to people of color, many of whom are disproportionately impacted by health disparities. Food for Life, which began with a single cancer...
On January 21, 2017, thousands of students marched on Washington as a part of the historic Women’s March. On March 14, 2018, thousands of students walked out of their classrooms to advocate for gun reform policies and call attention to the lives lost in the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. On April 20, 2018, thousands of...