Clinical-Community Linkages—Connecting Food Insecure Patients to Hunger Resources

May 27, 2020 Maine SNAP-Ed is working with Good Shepherd Food Bank and clinical partners to identify and support food insecure patients in southwestern Maine.

Fresh Produce and Recipes Distributed through Maine’s Commodity Supplemental Food Program

May 27, 2020 At locations in western Maine, SNAP-Ed is working with a local community coalition to enhance monthly food boxes with farm fresh fruits and vegetables! The Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP) aims to help low-income older adults by enriching their diets with healthy, non-perishable pantry staples.

SNAP-Ed Partners in Colorado bring positive mealtime environments to childcare settings

May 29, 2020 Before CMCCP, Our School staff struggled to get kids to try new foods. Now, children are encouraged to serve themselves and decide what and how much they eat.

SNAP-Ed in Colorado brings nutrition education into the grocery store

May 29, 2020 Share our Strength’s Cooking Matters at the Store (CMATS) program is teaching families how to stretch resources where it really matters-- the grocery store! Share our Strength's Cooking Matters is a SNAP-Ed Implementing Agency.

Transforming Minds to Eat A Variety of Vegetables from the School Garden

Jul 27, 2020 When they grow it, they will eat it! This was the story of the Lincoln and Jackson Parish students that participated in the school gardens.

Let's Ride! Let’s Eat Healthy! Let’s Have Fun!

Jul 27, 2020 Kids in Jefferson Parish Louisiana are riding their bikes and eating more veggies! Not only did this group of 4th and 5th grade students at Washington STEM Elementary School (WES) learn how to safely ride a bicycle, change and repair a tire tube and read a map, they had fun doing it! The students were proud of their accomplishments, with their teachers and coaches encouraging them, and they learned the importance of physical activity.

Let's Play Bingo!

Oct 12, 2020 Oregon SNAP-ED (Food Hero) is helping families build healthy habits outside of school through bingo! They have had successful bingo projects, first with the Spring Break Bingo (SBB) and then Bingo at Home.

Community Garden Increases Access to Fresh Produce in Houma, Louisiana

Oct 12, 2020

SUMMARY

Live Healthy Houma, a community coalition led by the LSU AgCenter, transformed a local park in Houma, Louisiana into a community garden. The project began in January of 2019. LSU AgCenter staff held a local public forum to find out what could be done to make the community healthier.

 

A Walking School Bus? Why Not!!

Jan 11, 2021

Madera County Department of Public Health is a grantee for the Cal Fresh Healthy Living Program, a SNAP-Ed Implementing Agency.  During the 2019-2020 school year, they worked with George Washington Elementary School to pilot a Walking School Bus Program (WSB). This was done to keep students safe while walking to school. Many students walk through wide, uncontrolled crossings where there are no sidewalks on the road.

LSU AgCenter on a Mission: Teaching Students to Try a Variety of Healthy Foods

Jan 28, 2021 The LSU AgCenter teamed up with third-grade students at Jonesboro Hodge Elementary School (JHES) to introduce them to a variety of foods from My Plate. According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, children are not eating enough fruits and vegetables.