Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week

By Matt Browning

National Institute of Food and Agriculture

The Southern University Agricultural Research and Extension Center provides agricultural training to incarcerated, adjudicated and homeless youths at three sites in Louisiana. The project is developing a garden program and therapeutic horticulture experience, promoting healthy lifestyles through nutrition education, and providing interpersonal and professional work skills for career opportunities and family strengthening techniques.

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Allie Shipley