About SNAP-Ed
SNAP-Ed is a federal/state partnership that supports nutrition education for persons eligible for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). State agencies that choose to conduct nutrition education through their Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, are eligible to be reimbursed for up to one half of their SNAP-Ed costs by the USDA Food and Nutrition Service (FNS). State and local funding comes primarily from land-grant institutions which contract with SNAP agencies to deliver SNAP-Ed. They reach intended audiences by coordinating with state and local partners and with other contractors. Other contractors are state public health departments, food banks, tribal programs and local health organizations.
About Our Program
Snapping Up Healthy Foods and Fitness is a program funded by SNAP-Ed that runs through Kent Intermediate School District. This program serves Kent, Ionia, and Montcalm students ranging from Preschool-12th grade. The goal of this program is to increase fruit and vegetable consumption and to increase physical activity among these youth. We accomplish this goal by providing students with nutrition lessons and taste testings from Registered Dietitians! The teachers that participate in this program are also given resources and materials to teach and promote healthy behaviors in their classrooms.
SNAP-Ed is a federal/state partnership that supports nutrition education for persons eligible for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). State agencies that choose to conduct nutrition education through their Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, are eligible to be reimbursed for up to one half of their SNAP-Ed costs by the USDA Food and Nutrition Service (FNS). State and local funding comes primarily from land-grant institutions which contract with SNAP agencies to deliver SNAP-Ed. They reach intended audiences by coordinating with state and local partners and with other contractors. Other contractors are state public health departments, food banks, tribal programs and local health organizations.
About Our Program
Snapping Up Healthy Foods and Fitness is a program funded by SNAP-Ed that runs through Kent Intermediate School District. This program serves Kent, Ionia, and Montcalm students ranging from Preschool-12th grade. The goal of this program is to increase fruit and vegetable consumption and to increase physical activity among these youth. We accomplish this goal by providing students with nutrition lessons and taste testings from Registered Dietitians! The teachers that participate in this program are also given resources and materials to teach and promote healthy behaviors in their classrooms.