How Nourish America Began
The idea for Nourish America began when Dr. Michael Morton oversaw the management of several homeless shelters in the late 1990’s. Every day Dr. Morton watched as homeless mothers and their children left the shelter each morning to face another challenging day on the street. With his background in nutrition and alternative medicine, he recognized the signs of malnourishment in in the shelter’s clients. He wished that he could fortify them with nutritional support such as multivitamins and protein bars that would help them find the strength and the energy to face their difficulties and create stability and success in their lives.
Soon after, Dr. Morton was approached by two philanthropists who sought to hire Dr. Morton to begin a new charity. Once Dr. Morton shared his experiences about the pervasive problem of malnourishment in homeless and low income families for nutritional support, the philanthropists recognized the value of creating a national program that provided nutritional support to America’s most vulnerable. The mission of Nourish America was born.
Dr. Morton sought the assistance of his wife, Mary Morton in beginning Nourish America and together they began the new charity on a corner desk in their bedroom. Ten years later, Nourish America has grown to be an award-winning national program that has provided nutritional support to millions of Americans in need from coast to coast.
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