Denver 批准近 75 万美元幼儿营养协议：94 间教室约 1,880 名儿童受益，市长 Mike Johnston 签署
位于科罗拉多州丹佛县的丹佛市（市县合一），Denver 市议会通过一项与科罗拉多大学董事会（Regents of the University of Colorado）的协议，授权最高 749,694.78 美元，用于 Denver Great Kids Head Start 与四所 Denver 公立学校幼儿教育中心的营养教育与食物获取项目。法案（City Council Bill 26-1380）10月13日获市议会通过，市长 Mike Johnston 于10月15日签署；款项以市议会逐年拨款为前提。
项目包括课堂实践营养课：教师每月带领活动，备有可供品尝或动手准备的食物与课程材料，每学年在 94 间教室开展六次课程，预计每年惠及约 1,880 名儿童。参与的四个幼儿教育中心是 Escalante-Biggs Academy、Pascual LeDoux Academy、Sandra Todd-Williams Academy 与 Stephen Knight Center for Early Education。
家庭支持部分包括摆设耐储食品的食品台、具文化适切性的农贸市集与多语种营养材料，并计划以多语种开办线上烹饪与营养课，部分场次向家庭提供食材或厨具。
协议期为2026年8月1日至2029年7月31日。
据 Denver 市议会法案记录与 The Badger 报道。
Denver Approves Up to $749,695 for Early-Childhood Nutrition Programs; Mayor Mike Johnston Signs Agreement
Denver is a city in Denver County, Colorado (a consolidated city-county). The Denver City Council has approved an agreement with the Regents of the University of Colorado authorizing up to $749,694.78 for nutrition education and food-access programs through Denver Great Kids Head Start and four Denver Public Schools early-childhood hubs. City Council Bill 26-1380 passed on October 13, and Mayor Mike Johnston signed it on October 15. Payments are subject to annual City Council appropriations.
The program plans hands-on classroom nutrition lessons, with teachers leading monthly activities that include food for tasting or preparation and lesson materials. The agreement targets six lessons per school year in 94 classrooms, reaching an estimated 1,880 children annually. The participating hubs are Escalante-Biggs Academy, Pascual LeDoux Academy, Sandra Todd-Williams Academy and the Stephen Knight Center for Early Education.
Families are also slated to receive food-access supports, including pantry tables with shelf-stable foods, culturally responsive farmers markets and multilingual nutrition materials. The plan calls for virtual cooking and nutrition classes in multiple languages, with ingredients or kitchen tools provided to families in some cases.
The agreement runs from August 1, 2026, through July 31, 2029.
Sources: Denver City Council bill records; The Badger.
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