FREE Hands-On Nutrition Workshops!
Workshops help people:
- ~ Eat Healthier
- ~ Be more active
- ~ Save money when buying food
- ~ Explore ideas for feeding children
- ~ Keep food safe
Who is eligible for this program? Parents, guardians, and young adults* (ages 18-25 years) who are participating in SNAP, WIC, Medicaid, Head Start, free or reduced price school lunches, and other limited resource benefits.
Lesson series to choose from:
- Pregnancy and Infant Feeding
- Finding a Balance (pre-diabetes / Type 2 diabetes focus)
- Healthy Children Healthy Families (parents of 3-11 year-olds)
- Family Nutrition Education Curriculum (FNEC)
- Eating Smart * Being Active (families with children)
- Choose Health: Fun, Food, and Fitness (youth grades 3-6)
- Healthy Cents (families with children)
Call us at 315-866-7920 or email us at herkimer@cornell.edu for more information or to see if you qualify.
To sign up for personalized nutrition education, click here.
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*EFNEP Young Adult definition: low-income** young adults, age 18 to 25 years, without children, who live independently and are not financially supported by their parents and/or legal guardian, and who have primary responsibility for obtaining and preparing their own food.
**Low-income is defined as 185% poverty. For more information, contact herkimer@cornell.edu See Young Adult Agency Referral Form.
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See the “Stretch Your Food Dollars” dollar bill:
Herkimer County EFNEP brochure
For more information, call (315) 866-7920
Click here if you are from an agency or organization and would like to make a referral:
Nutrition Education Program Referral
Click here for a “bookmark” referral document (3 per page):
EFNEP Information Bookmark
EFNEP Newsletter-A monthly publication with timely nutrition information, seasonal recipes, a “Kids Korner,” and more!
For more information on EFNEP in NY State, see Cornell University Food and Nutrition Education in Communities
55 Years of EFNEP in NYS
Since 1969, the Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP) has aimed to assist limited resource audiences in acquiring the knowledge, skills, attitudes and changed behavior necessary for nutritionally sound diets, and to contribute to their personal development of the total family diet and nutritional well-being (USDA, CSREES, 2009). Read more about EFNEP and it’s history here.
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Click below for resources available in Herkimer County:
Emergency Feeding Programs in Herkimer County
For information and the schedule for Immunizations in Herkimer County, see the Herkimer County Public Health page.
For great ideas on how to eat healthy and stay active, see MyPlate.
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