In the weekend edition of the Eagle, community editor Paula Grubbs told us about Cooking Classes for New Moms & More, a project of Adagio Health, which administers the Women, Infants and Children program in Butler, Beaver, Armstrong, Indiana and Lawrence counties.

Each of the counties has a teaching kitchen where themed, nutrition-based classes are held.

Such classes are a great idea to help families learn the importance of nutrition.

We also learned in a report from staff writer Eddie Trizzino in the Friday edition about Community Partnership changing locations. The nonprofit began leasing the former Artisan Restaurant building at 781 New Castle Road in July, after it lost its contract to act as Butler County’s food bank. Previously, the nonprofit leased a space from the county.

The Community Partnership’s new home not only has more office space than the nonprofit has ever had before, but also a kitchen and a yard, allowing its staff to lead workshops to further its mission of promoting food security and nutrition, according to executive director Sandy Curry.

On top of the offerings listed above, there are several busy food pantries and soup kitchens around the county.

It would be nice to know that one day such services are no longer needed. But until such time, it’s wonderful to see the efforts put forth to help not only feed but also to education those in need.

Knowing how to prepare a healthy meal is a great start to promoting food security and nutrition, both of which are necessary to the health and education of everyone.

And there is a sort of genius to Community Partnership’s new home in a restaurant with a plot of land. The opportunities to teach are boundless: How to prepare meals, how to grow vegetables and herbs, how to maintain a home, how to work with a team, and on and on.

According to the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services, there are 1.7 million people across the commonwealth experiencing food insecurity. We applaud the above organizations for their efforts to tackle it.

— RJ