NCT07149350

Food Access, Value, and Optimization of Resources

• Status: Enrolling By Invitation
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 40 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Boston Children's Hospital · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The main goal of the study is to examine the potential benefits of an educational workshop designed to help and support caregivers of children in families that struggle to get enough healthy food. The main questions are: * Does the FAVORes workshop impact household food and nutrition security? * Does the workshop change caregivers' knowledge, beliefs, and skills related to healthy food access? Participants will: * Attend four weekly in-person sessions (in English or Spanish) * Complete short surveys * Be interviewed after the workshop is completed (optional)

Detailed description

The FAVORes (Food Access, Value, and Optimization of Resources) study at Boston Children's Martha Eliot Health Center (MEHC) aims to help families struggling with healthy food access. Over one in three families with children in Massachusetts face food insecurity. Further, they lack consistent access to nutritious food. Families face challenges such as insufficient knowledge of available resources, financial constraints, time scarcity, and/or language barriers. Social determinants such as food insecurity have adverse consequences on child health outcomes. The FAVORes workshop is an in-person educational program for caregivers of children at MEHC. It is a 4-session, group coaching workshop led by a Senior Patient Navigator who shares her own experiences with food insecurity and as a health coach. The workshop runs over 4 weeks, 1.5 hours each session, is taught in small groups, and is available in both English and Spanish. This workshop is designed to empower caregivers of children. It shares simple tips and steps to help with meal planning, having family meals, and eating healthier. The workshop also encourages caregivers to learn from each other in a group setting. Specific topics covered include setting "S.M.A.R.T. goals" (Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, Time-bound), understanding community food resources, managing time for healthy eating, and connecting food to overall health and mental well-being. The overall hypothesis for the FAVORes study is that the workshop will lead to meaningful and positive changes for families struggling with food insecurity. Study Aims: 1. To examine the impact of the workshop on household food and nutrition security. 2. To explore changes in caregivers' knowledge, beliefs, and skills related to healthy food access.

Conditions

• Food Insecurity
• Health Behavior
• Nutrition
• Social Determinants of Health

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	FAVORes Workshop	The FAVORes (Food Access, Value, and Optimization of Resources) Workshop is a 4-week, in-person group coaching program for caregivers of children in food-insecure households. The intervention focuses on financial and nutrition literacy, community resource navigation, healthy eating habits, and setting family goals.

Timeline

• Start date: 2025-10-07
• Primary completion: 2026-06-01
• Completion: 2026-12-01
• First posted: 2025-09-02
• Last updated: 2026-03-18

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States