{"id":5880,"date":"2019-07-17T09:17:33","date_gmt":"2019-07-17T13:17:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/community-nutrition\/?page_id=5880"},"modified":"2021-07-13T09:31:04","modified_gmt":"2021-07-13T13:31:04","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/community-nutrition\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-21463\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1241\/stRIde-logo.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"154\"><\/p>\n<h1 class=\"entry-title\">The University of Rhode Island Children, Youth, and Families at Risk (URI CYFAR): Project stRIde<\/h1>\n<section class=\"cl-wrapper cl-menu-wrapper\"><nav id=\"\" class=\"cl-menu  \" data-name=\"CYFAR\" data-show-title=\"0\"><ul id=\"menu-cyfar\" class=\"cl-menu-list cl-menu-list-no-js\"><li id=\"menu-item-6015\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-6015\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/community-nutrition\/about\/\">About<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-6012\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-6012\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/community-nutrition\/about\/contact-us\/\">Contact Us<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/nav><\/section>\n<h1>About<\/h1>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-21493\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1241\/youth-with-BGC-shirt-300x197.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"197\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/community-nutrition\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1241\/youth-with-BGC-shirt-300x197.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/community-nutrition\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1241\/youth-with-BGC-shirt-364x239.jpg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/community-nutrition\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1241\/youth-with-BGC-shirt.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Who is Involved?<\/h2>\n<p>Project stRIde intertwines URI Cooperative Extension staff and our valued community partners, including the Boys and Girls Clubs of Providence and Boys and Girls Club of Newport County to deliver a sustainable program. This program is led by URI Community Nutrition Educators (Registered Dietitians) and closely involves 4-H Extension staff.<\/p>\n<h3>Why STEAM and Nutrition?<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-21487 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1241\/youth-with-orange-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/community-nutrition\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1241\/youth-with-orange-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/community-nutrition\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1241\/youth-with-orange-364x486.jpg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/community-nutrition\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1241\/youth-with-orange.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/>The primary purpose of Project stRIde is to provide a fun and engaging program that promotes interest in STEAM among youth while supporting positive dietary behavior changes, increasing fruit and vegetable consumption and decreasing the consumption of high fat, high sugar foods and beverages.&nbsp; Whether at school, at home, or in an out-of-school setting like summer camps, early exposure to STEAM among youth supports youths\u2019 overall academic growth, develops early critical thinking and reasoning skills, and enhances later interest in STEAM study and careers.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Where We are At<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-21496 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1241\/4-kids-smiling-no-masks-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/community-nutrition\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1241\/4-kids-smiling-no-masks-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/community-nutrition\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1241\/4-kids-smiling-no-masks-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/community-nutrition\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1241\/4-kids-smiling-no-masks-364x364.jpg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/community-nutrition\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1241\/4-kids-smiling-no-masks-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/community-nutrition\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1241\/4-kids-smiling-no-masks.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>During Spring and Summer 2020, the URI Project stRIde team researched, wrote and peer-reviewed the 6-week summer camp curriculum. Currently, the team is beginning a 6-week summer series in both Newport and Providence.&nbsp; We are also developing the family series and other key components of Project stRIde.&nbsp;<i>Stay tuned for more soon!<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The University of Rhode Island Children, Youth, and Families at Risk (URI CYFAR): Project stRIde About Who is Involved? Project stRIde intertwines URI Cooperative Extension staff and our valued community partners, including the Boys and Girls Clubs of Providence and Boys and Girls Club of Newport County to deliver a sustainable program. 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