Confidence in Croatia20220815155614
Confidence in Croatia
August 15, 2022caregivers, children, coaching, confidence, Count Me In, croatia, disabilities, disability, facilitation, feeding, learning, malnutrition, mentorship, nutrition, positioning, support, training0 comments
With funding from the Dorothea Haus Ross Foundation, SPOON is excited to partner with Perkins International on our first-ever program in Croatia. Perk...
The Needs of 250 Million Children are Not ‘Niche’20220712164317
The Needs of 250 Million Children are Not ‘Niche’
July 12, 2022advocacy, alternative care, children, COVID, disabilities, disability, malnutrition, nutrition, policy, research, residential care0 comments
SPOON serves two groups of children who face some of the highest rates of malnutrition: children with disabilities and children without family care (i...
A Chair for Every Child20220510181348
A Chair for Every Child
May 10, 2022accessibility, assistive technology, caregivers, chair, children, disabilities, disability, feeding, learning, positioning, research, seating, spoon blog, support, testing, Uganda0 comments
Since 2019, SPOON has partnered with Utensile, an Oregon-based product development company, to create a safe and affordable seating solution for child...
Safe Feeding In Zambia20220304135559
Safe Feeding In Zambia
March 4, 2022caregivers, children, disabilities, nutrition, program, programs, spoon blog, Zambia0 comments
In 2021, SPOON mentored Kate Fairchild as she completed a capstone project for her Doctorate in Occupational Therapy from Saint Catherine University. ...
Strength in Numbers: Why Data Matter to Nourish All Children20220121154728
Strength in Numbers: Why Data Matter to Nourish All Children
January 21, 2022advocacy, children, data, disabilities, disability, nutrition, policy, research, resources, Thought Leadership0 comments
More than 250 million children worldwide have disabilities or are living without family care. These groups of children are at very high risk of malnut...
Knowledge, Practice, and Policy: SPOON’s Work in Belarus20211119160418
Knowledge, Practice, and Policy: SPOON’s Work in Belarus
November 19, 2021Belarus, children, disabilities, feature, nutrition, program, progress, research, resources, response0 comments
This September, SPOON wrapped up our remote training on feeding and nutrition for children in Belarus.Training ReachA total of 96 participated in the ...
Promoting Nutrition and Disability Inclusion to the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child20210915120007
Promoting Nutrition and Disability Inclusion to the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child
September 15, 2021children, leadership, programs, progress, research, resources, response, Thought Leadership, UNICEF0 comments
Promoting children's rights to nutrition and family careEvery child has the right to good health and to grow up in family care, and these rights are a...
The Other Pandemic20210826115645
The Other Pandemic
August 26, 2021children, COVID, disabilities, feature, nutrition, program, progress, research, resources, response0 comments
A recent study published in The Lancet shed light on a tragic and irreversible impact of the global pandemic. The study estimates that, as of April 20...
Nourishing Children in Our Own Backyard20210729045342
Nourishing Children in Our Own Backyard
July 29, 2021children, leadership, programs, progress, research, resources, response, Thought Leadership, United States0 comments
At SPOON, we believe that no child should be denied the right to obtain their highest level of health and wellness due to disability or family status....
Success in Zambia: Local Leadership Yields Results20210513183247
Success in Zambia: Local Leadership Yields Results
May 13, 2021accessibility, advocacy, alternate care, caregivers, children, feature, leadership, programs, response, Zambia0 comments
This year, SPOON has seen dramatic growth in the number of children entered and assessed in our app, Count Me In. Much of this growth has come from Za...
