<![CDATA[Stunting remains a significant nutritional problem in rural communities and is influenced by inadequate dietary practices, limited family nutrition knowledge, and restricted access to appropriate nutritional support. This community service program aimed to improve mothers’ knowledge of balanced nutrition, strengthen healthy family dietary practices, and support the nutritional development of children under five through structured assistance for at-risk families in a rural primary health care area. The program involved 30 mother–child pairs and consisted of initial nutritional assessment, interactive balanced nutrition education, demonstrations of healthy menus using locally available foods, three-month family assistance, and evaluation through pre-test and post-test assessments and anthropometric monitoring. The mean maternal nutrition knowledge score increased from 61.3 before the intervention to 84.7 after the intervention. The proportion of families providing diverse meals increased from 43.3% to 80.0%. Anthropometric monitoring also showed positive growth trends, with mean body weight increasing from 10.8 kg to 11.4 kg and mean height or body length increasing from 82.6 cm to 84.3 cm during the assistance period. These findings indicate that integrating nutrition education, practical food demonstrations, and continuous family assistance can strengthen household nutritional practices and support positive child growth. Continuous community-based assistance and long-term growth monitoring are recommended to strengthen sustainable stunting prevention efforts.]]>
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