Food Stamp NUTRITIN Education

 

 

Extension Nutrition Programs Provided a Series of adult classes that show participants how to:

¨     Choose nutritious foods

¨     Stretch their food dollars

¨     Handle food safely

¨     Cooking nutritious foods

 

Participants:

 

The Food Stamp Nutrition Education Program provides nutrition education classes that specifically target those who are eligible for income-based assistance programs such as Food Stamps, WIC, Head Start, and Social Service Programs

 

What Food Stamp Nutrition Education Offers:

 

Classes are offered on-site with any collaborating agency

 

1.      Five 1-2  -Hour Classes (series of 5 to 7 weeks)

with or without healthy cooking.

2.      “One-time” Classes

3.      Can be scheduled to meet agencies availability

4.      Newsletters (Monthly)

5.      Nutrition Displays (ie, health fairs) 

 

 

What Participants Receive

 

(Series of Classes Only)

1.      Folder with Lesson Handouts

2.     Water Bottles

3.     Cutting Boards

4.     Calculators

5.     Eat Well For Less Cookbook

6.     Graduation Certificate – Colorado State University Cooperative Extension

 

 

Some Collaborating Agencies

 

Colorado House and Resource Center                          Care and Share Food Bank

Salvation Army                                                             Harrison School District 2

Plaza on Platte                                                                          Fountain Valley Senior Center

Women Partnering                                                                    El Paso County Food Stamps

Meadows Park Community Center                                           Colorado Springs Senior Center