Fresh Start program connects Dougherty County families with fresh food

ALBANY, Ga. (WALB) —A Better Way Grocers will host a kickoff event Thursday, Nov. 5, for its new Fresh Start Nutrition Ambassador program.The event will take place from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Microbusiness Enterprise Center, located at 230 S. Jackson St. in Albany. The kickoff will be held in the conference room and will highlight the organization’s new partnership with Southwest Georgia Community Action Council Head Start and Early Head Start.Community members are invited to attend and learn how the program will support nutrition education for Dougherty County children and families.Fresh Start will serve 557 participants across six Head Start and Early Head Start centers from mid-November through January. The program will include classroom lessons, fresh produce distributions and hands-on activities designed to help children learn about healthy eating.Students will participate in fruit and vegetable tastings, mini-gardens and activities aboard A Better Way Grocers’ mobile grocery bu