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Duluth Head Start seeks $5,000 one-time federal nutrition grant to add taste-and-literacy activities
Summary
The district's Head Start program requested approval to apply for a one-time Office of Head Start supplemental nutrition grant to fund taste-and-no-taste fruit-and-vegetable experiences paired with literacy and take-home books; the application asks for $5,000 (about $2,000 produce, $3,000 books).
Barbara Eckberg, the district's new Head Start director and early learning coordinator, told the school board she is seeking a one-time supplemental Head Start nutrition grant from the federal Office of Head Start to support “taste and no-taste” fruit-and-vegetable exposures paired with literacy activities in 13 preschool classrooms. Eckberg said the requested funding totals $5,000 and would be budgeted as approximately $2,000 for fruits and vegetables (priced using the July 2025 USDA…
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