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April 13-17, 2026

Las Vegas, Nevada

CACFP · Afterschool Meals · Summer Food

Nutrition Education Track | CEU Specialty 1 | Beginner

Engaging System-Involved Parents in Nutrition Education

How can nutrition education meaningfully engage parents navigating complex systems, like foster or resource parents, system-involved fathers, or mothers in transitional housing? Explore shared strategies for trust-building, trauma-informed facilitation and developmentally responsive feeding that reconnect families through food.

  1. Identify barriers and motivators influencing parent participation.
  2. Explore strategies that build trust, connection and engagement.
  3. Share ways to sustain caregiver bonds and healthy food relationships.

Presented by

Monica Bhagwan Web

Monica Bhagwan, MA

Director of Curriculum, Leah’s Pantry

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