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URI Community Nutrition programming is an outreach component of CELS to bring much-needed nutrition education and resource management skills to families struggling with low income. URI community nutrition education is offered through two distinct programs in core urban areas:
EFNEP, or Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program, AND
SNAP-Ed, or Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Education
Both programs deliver evidence-based curricula to eligible audiences in a wide range of sites throughout the state. Below is a quick comparison of the two programs, with contact information for each. More detailed information about each program can be found using the links at the left.
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EFNEP
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SNAP-Ed
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Primary Audience
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Families with young children, and youth groups; staff who serve eligible families
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Families, Youth, and Seniors currently receiving or eligible for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance (food stamps)
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How Delivered
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Taught as a series of 6 or more hands-on lessons
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Can be a one-time presentation or series of lessons
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Primary Settings
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Schools, churches and community agencies serving target audience; can also be offered as a learn-at-home curriculum
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Community agencies, school districts, childcare centers, housing sites, senior centers, health centers, parks and recreation departments, farmers markets, food stamp offices
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Presenters
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Taught by trained paraprofessionals indigenous to the community
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Taught by trained staff and students
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Topics Available
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Nutrition Basics; Stretching the Food Dollar; Healthy Snacks; Feeding Families; Cooking Skills; Food Safety; Physical Activity
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Same plus additional topics by request
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Data Collection
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Demographics; Pre and post knowledge and behavior assessment
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Demographics; behavior change evaluation
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Contact Information
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Katie Mulligan, RD, EFNEP Supervisor at 401-277-5274 or kmulligan@etal.uri.edu
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Lorraine Keeney, Program Manager at 401-277-5234 or lkeeney@mail.uri.edu;
For Senior Programming contact Melissa Holmes at 401-277-5260 or mholmes@mail.uri.edu
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