Title: Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP)



Title: Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP)Project Leader: Lisa Sullivan WernerProject OverviewRates of obesity and poor nutrition continue to increase for both adults and children in the United States. This is especially prevalent among low-income populations, as parents frequently turn to calorie-dense, but low-nutrient foods when family food resources are limited. Eating habits that are formed during childhood are critically important as they lay the groundwork for future patterns that can affect lifelong health. Families need guidance to get the most nutrition from their limited resources in order for their children to grow and thrive.?The Massachusetts Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP) is part of a national effort to improve the nutrition and health of low-income families with young children. The program identifies individuals from target communities who are recruited and trained to deliver nutrition education to small groups of families for 2 to 4 months. Educators teach with a special understanding of the lifestyles, food-ways, and challenges that families face and in a language they understand. Project staff use a creative curriculum that engages participants in group discussions, cooking demonstrations, food tasting, music, fun physical activities, and other hands-on learning. Staff are based at UMass Amherst and in five field offices across the state (Brockton, Fall River, Lawrence, Springfield, and Worcester).Activity SummaryWorkshop series (597)Educational contacts Adult ContactsYouth ContactsIn Person2,3312,751Indirect Contacts (Print, Web, etc…) 00Narrative SummaryEFNEP's mission is to assist limited-resource families to acquire the knowledge, skills, attitudes, and changed behaviors necessary for nutritionally sound diets, and to contribute to their personal development and the improvement of the total family diet and nutritional well-being.? Sixteen EFNEP paraprofessional nutrition educators based ) reached 2331 adults (with a total of 7,243 household members) and 2751 youth with nutrition education activities in FY2012.Collaborating Organizations Brockton:Adult Learning Center, BrocktonCharity Guild Food Panty; presented at Stop and Shop in BrocktonConway House, MiddleboroDavid John Louis on Family Center, BrocktonFriends of the Homeless on the South Shore , Friends of the Unborn, QuincyGreater Brockton Healthy Families, BrocktonNorwell Ruth House, BrocktonPilgrim Hope, KingstonTraining Resources of America, Achieve Program, BrocktonTraining Resources of America,? QuincyTraining Resources of America , Young Parents Program (YPP), ?BrocktonWeymouth Transitional Housing ,WeymouthFall River:Catholic Social Services – Donovan HouseFamily Resources CenterNew Bedford Council on Substance Abuse – Harmony House and WRAP HouseSteppingstone Inc.LifestreamsCoastal Career AcademyUMass Dartmouth ESOLLawrence:American Training, Inc, LawrenceFamily Services, Inc., LawrenceHeritage Common, LawrenceNotre Dame Education Center, LawrenceLawrence Adult Learning Center, LawrenceLawrence Public SchoolsLawrence Community Correction CenterNotre Dame Education Center, LawrenceLowell Adult Learning Center, LowellCatholic Charities & American Training, Young Parent Program (YPP), LowellFamily & Children's Service of Greater Lynn, Inc.Lynn Public Schools Training Resources of America, SalemSpringfield:Phoenix Corporation - Phoenix AcademySpringfield Parks Dept.Center for Human Development Massachusetts Career Development Institute Corporation for Public ManagementHousing Allowance Program (HAP)Springfield Girls Club Carew St. Boys and Girls ClubNew England Farm Workers CouncilSpringfield Housing AuthorityTraining Resource of AmericaEarly Childhood Center of Greater SpringfieldSquare OneSpringfield Public SchoolsSpringfield Parent Academy Open Food Pantry The Care CenterCommunity Education ProjectHolyoke Public SchoolsValley Opportunity CouncilLutheran ServicesDepartment of Youth Services Farmers’ Markets (Chicopee, Springfield, Holyoke)WorcesterAbby's HouseAdult Learning CenterAurora ProjectBridge/Grove St. WestboroughBrookside TerraceCentral Mass. Housing AuthorityChanning HouseDismas HouseElizabeth's HouseFaith HouseFitchburg Community ConnectionsFlorence HouseFriendly HouseHead Start Hope HouseHenry Willis Hudson HouseIves houseJeremiah's InnNorth VillageOur Father's HousePernetPlumley VillageRhodes HouseSchool Age MothersShepherds Place I & IIStarting PointTraining Resources of AmericaWorcester Boys & Girls ClubWorcester Community HousingWorcester Public SchoolsYouville HouseYWCA ................
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