缅因州SNAP-Ed

我们做什么

CHCC implements Maine’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program – Education (SNAP-Ed) program in York County. SNAP-Ed efforts contribute to obesity prevention and overall health for low-income Maine 家庭. SNAP-Ed aims to improve the likelihood that eligible persons will make healthy food choices within a limited budget and choose physically active lifestyles consistent with the current Dietary Guidelines for Americans and the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Guidance. 缅因州SNAP-Ed is funded by the USDA's Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program through a contract with the Maine Department of 健康 & Human Services and administered by the University of New England in collaboration.

我们能接触到谁

CHCC’s Nutrition Educators reach low-income 家庭 through long-standing partnerships with local schools, 住房设施, 青少年中心, 启智计划, 食品分发处, grocery stores and other community organizations. SNAP-Ed works with all age groups from preschool to seniors, delivering a specific curriculum to each age group. SNAP-Ed classes are offered to SNAP recipients and those using any local or federal supplemental or emergency food program.

我们的方法

每年, CHCC’s Nutrition Educators deliver nutrition education classes for nearly 5,000个孩子, 青少年, 家庭, 以及约克郡的老年人. Classes take place in more than 25 schools, 青少年中心, and 住房设施. 课程包括:

• 吃得好，玩得开心: A series of six to eight lessons designed to teach young children about healthy eating and the importance of regular physical activity. The series aims to increase the number of fruits and vegetables young children eat, encourage intake of low-fat or fat-free dairy options and increase the time they spend being physically active.
• 选择更好的零食: The PABS program consists of six to eight lessons (taught once per month) that focus on helping children eat more fruits and vegetables. Each lesson consists of two key elements: a nutrition education lesson and a food tasting of fruits or vegetables. This curriculum aims to introduce students to a wide variety of fruits and vegetables and show how fruit and vegetable consumption is important for overall health.
• 烹饪的问题: Share Our Strength’s Cooking Matters™ classes provide a culinary-enhanced nutrition education program that teaches participants how to prepare meals that are healthy, 美味的, 而且成本低. Each lesson engages participants in hands-on meal preparation, 实用营养小贴士, 以及食物预算技巧. Cooking Matters provides participants with the knowledge and skills to make healthy food choices, as well as to prepare healthy meals and snacks on a limited budget.
• 店之旅 杂货店有导游吗, or pop-up tours set up in locations other than the grocery store, that teach 家庭 how to stretch their food budgets to prepare healthy meals at home.
• 10个小贴士: The Teaching 10 Tips program consists of 4 sessions either based on the theme of “Add a Fruit or Vegetable to Every Meal” or “健康y Eating on a Budget.” The series aims to provide participants of all ages with the knowledge they need to choose and prepare healthy foods and beverages on a limited budget.

额外的资源

• 访问 缅因州SNAP-Ed to find tips, recipes and plans for eating healthy on a budget
• Sign up for SNAP Benefits by visiting My Maine Connection
• Maine Federation of Farmers’ Markets  to learn about Maine Harvest Bucks and ways to stretch your SNAP dollars at farmers’ markets
• Learn more about hunger in Maine by visiting Good Shepherd Food Bank
• 访问 Real Maine to learn about the Maine Senior FarmShare Program