Agatston Urban Nutrition Initiative (AUNI)
The Agatston Urban Nutrition Initiative (AUNI) was developed from an Academically Based Community Service (ABCS) course taught by Francis Johnston, Professor of Anthropology, in 1991. It was created to help build and sustain healthy communities by promoting nutrition education, food access and sovereignty, and physical fitness in West Philadelphia.
With funding from PA SNAP-Ed, AUNI offers hands-on school day, after school, and summer learning opportunities for more than 6,000 students and their families at over 16 Philadelphia public and charter schools. Cooking and gardening clubs and youth-run fruit stands connect school day and after school learning activities for K-12 students, and incorporate the academic work of Penn students and faculty.
The Sachs Program for Arts Innovation has awarded the following grants in support of the Agatston Urban Nutrition Initiative and members of its community.
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Your Food Story: Storytelling through the Photography of Community Landscapes
- Penn Museum, The Barbara and Edward Netter Center for Community Partnerships, and Sayre High School
