SNAP-Ed Program
What is SNAP-Ed?
SNAP-Ed, the nutrition education and obesity prevention component of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), formerly known as Food Stamps, constitutes the U.S. domestic hunger safety net, providing economic benefits to eligible low-income individuals and families for food purchases.
This federally funded program supports evidence-based nutrition education and obesity prevention interventions and projects for those eligible for SNAP through various means, including complementary direct education, multi-level interventions, and community and public health approaches aimed at improving health and nutrition.
The SU Ag Center’s SNAP-Ed Program, operational for over 20 years, spans 13 parishes across Louisiana: Ascension, Avoyelles, Calcasieu, East Baton Rouge, East Carroll, East Feliciana, Evangeline, Jefferson Davis, Madison, Morehouse, St. James, Richland, and West Carroll. Contact us to discover the benefits and participation opportunities available.
SNAP-Ed Services
Our nutrition education programs provide research-based nutrition education that coincides with the USDA Dietary Guidelines and MyPlate Food Guidance System. Year round, our programs are available and innovatively tailored to meet our communities’ nutritional needs. Our programs include:
- Community Involvement
- Food Safety
- Gardening
- Healthy Recipes
- Nutrition Education
- Physical Activity
- Policy, System, and Environmental Change
SNAP-Ed is the nutrition promotion and obesity prevention component of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), the U.S. domestic hunger safety net formerly known as Food Stamps that provides economic benefits to eligible, low-income individuals and families for food purchases.
It is a federally funded grant program that supports evidence-based nutrition education and obesity prevention interventions and projects for persons eligible for SNAP through complementary direct education, multi-level interventions, and community and public health approaches to improve nutrition.
SNAP-Ed is the nutrition education and obesity prevention component of SNAP, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, formerly known as Food Stamps. It is part of the U.S. domestic hunger safety net and provides economic benefits to eligible, low-income individuals and families for food purchases. Contact us to learn more about the benefits participation can provide.
Visit SU SNAP-Ed Program's official website at www.suagnutrition.com for events, publications, resources, videos and more!
