Victor Mack, director of the Cato College of Education Office of Educational Outreach, received a 2022 Phi Kappa Phi Literacy Grant to establish the 100 Ways to Nutritional Literary program.
Mack, who partnered with Laurie Garo, senior lecturer emerita, geography and earth sciences, will work with the 100 Black Men of Greater Charlotte and the University’s Center for STEM Education Pre-college Program to implement the grant this fall.
According to Mack, the 100 Ways to Nutritional Literacy program is intended for African American and other traditionally marginalized middle and high school students in the greater Charlotte region who do not have consistent access to healthy foods or positive examples of healthy lifestyles.
Program participants will gain better understanding of the link between nutrition and health, and they will learn how diet affects their performance in school and extracurricular activities. They also will gain knowledge and skill in culinary arts to promote a healthy lifestyle.