Editor’s Note: The Daily Iowegian will be running a weekly series each Friday throughout 2016 to highlight the contributions of non-profit groups in Appanoose County. This is part 10 of a 52-part series.
The Appanoose County NEST program has been under the guidance of coordinator Meho Clark for about three years and has been growing steadily.
The parent education and support group began about five years ago at SEIDA, but has since moved under the control of Clark at the ISU Extension Office where it currently serves about 60 families and 100 children.
The program serves anyone who is pregnant or with a child under five. There are not other restrictions on who can participate. Families can attend the classes that NEST offers on a variety of subjects and earn points that they can buy items with as well.
"Everyone has lots of opportunities to earn points and then the points spend like money so they can purchase any type of necessities for their kids," said Clark.
[For more of this story, written by Krystal Fowler, go to http://www.dailyiowegian.com/n...fe-74cf21ea5611.html]
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