{"id":21,"date":"2017-10-16T22:19:31","date_gmt":"2017-10-16T22:19:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/efnep\/?page_id=4"},"modified":"2025-09-29T10:22:43","modified_gmt":"2025-09-29T17:22:43","slug":"efnep","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/efnep\/","title":{"rendered":"EFNEP"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wsu-hero wsu-width--full wsu-pattern--wsu-light-radial-left  wsu-hero--size-medium \">\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wsu-image-frame wsu-image-frame--fill\">\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-extension\/uploads\/sites\/3037\/2022\/06\/Teacher-teaching-kids-nutrition.jpg\"\n\t\tsrcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-extension\/uploads\/sites\/3037\/2022\/06\/Teacher-teaching-kids-nutrition.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-extension\/uploads\/sites\/3037\/2022\/06\/Teacher-teaching-kids-nutrition.jpg 396w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-extension\/uploads\/sites\/3037\/2022\/06\/Teacher-teaching-kids-nutrition.jpg 792w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-extension\/uploads\/sites\/3037\/2022\/06\/Teacher-teaching-kids-nutrition.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-extension\/uploads\/sites\/3037\/2022\/06\/Teacher-teaching-kids-nutrition.jpg 1536w\"\n\t\tsizes=\"(max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px\"\n\t\talt=\"Teacher teaching three children about nutrition.\"\n\t\tstyle=\"object-position: 52% 33%\"\n\t\t\/>\n<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"wsu-overlay wsu-pattern-after wsu-overlay--dark-left wsu-pattern--none\"><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wsu-hero__content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-hero__caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 id=\"title-id-69d2f1940691d\" class=\"wsu-title wsu-hero__title\"><span>Expanded Food &amp; Nutrition Education Program<\/span><\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wsu-caption wsu-hero__copy\">\n\t\t\t\tServing families since 1969\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP) helps promote healthy eating and physical activity. EFNEP is designed to serve families with low incomes and is funded by USDA NIFA through the land-grant university Extension system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The program is focused on four core areas:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wsu-list--columns-3\">\n<li>Diet quality and physical activity<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Food resource management<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Food safety<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Food security<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Families that participate in EFNEP should experience improvements in these core areas through the program lessons and relationships with EFNEP peer-educators. Washington State EFNEP employs the <a href=\"http:\/\/eatingsmartbeingactive.colostate.edu\/\">Eating Smart-Being Active<\/a>&nbsp;curriculum for use in adult programming.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Youth and Families<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>EFNEP is a part of the <a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/youth-families\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/youth-families\/\">Extension Youth and Families Unit<\/a>. This unit includes other programs such as <a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/4h\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/4h\/\">4-H<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/wasnap-ed.org\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/wasnap-ed.org\/\">SNAP-Ed<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/foodsafety\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/foodsafety\/\">Consumer Food Safety<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2024, nearly 2,300 individuals, both youth and adults, were served by the Washington State University EFNEP program. Our Impact Reports detail the reach of EFNEP and health related improvements made by participants.<\/p>\n\n\n<aside class=\"wsu-callout  wsu-callout--color-midnight wsu-color-background--gray-5\" >\r\n        \n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">EFNEP Impact Reports<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-cta  wsu-cta--width-inline\" >\n\t<a \t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-extension\/uploads\/sites\/3037\/2025\/09\/EFNEP-Report-2024.pdf\"\t\n\t\tclass=\"wsu-button  wsu-button--size-small wsu-button--style-outline\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t2024 (pdf)\t\t\t<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-cta  wsu-cta--width-inline\" >\n\t<a \t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-extension\/uploads\/sites\/3037\/2024\/06\/EFNEP-Report-2023.pdf\"\t\n\t\tclass=\"wsu-button  wsu-button--size-small wsu-button--style-outline\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t2023 (pdf)\t\t\t<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-cta  wsu-cta--width-inline\" >\n\t<a \t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-extension\/uploads\/sites\/3037\/2023\/02\/EFNEP-Report-2022.pdf\"\t\n\t\tclass=\"wsu-button  wsu-button--style-outline wsu-button--size-small\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t2022 (pdf)\t\t\t<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-cta  wsu-cta--width-inline\" >\n\t<a \t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/s3.wp.wsu.edu\/uploads\/sites\/2096\/2022\/06\/EFNEP-Report-2021.pdf\"\t\n\t\tclass=\"wsu-button  wsu-button--style-outline wsu-button--size-small\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t2021 (pdf)\t\t\t<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-cta  wsu-cta--width-inline\" >\n\t<a \t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/s3.wp.wsu.edu\/uploads\/sites\/2096\/2020\/12\/EFNEP-Report-2020.pdf\"\t\n\t\tclass=\"wsu-button  wsu-button--style-outline wsu-button--size-small\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t2020 (pdf)\t\t\t<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/aside>\r\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Interested in EFNEP for Your Area?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Washington State University EFNEP is active in three metro-areas: Vancouver&nbsp;(Clark County),&nbsp;Seattle-Tacoma&nbsp;(Pierce County), and Spokane. EFNEP peer-educators in Washington can deliver the 9-week educational program in English and other languages, <em>availability determined by county.&nbsp;<\/em>Visit your county page for additional information on EFNEP in your local area.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-card-wrapper wsu-card-wrapper--per-row-3\" >\r\n    \n<article class=\"wsu-card  wsu-border-top--color-midnight\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-image-frame wsu-image--ratio-16-9\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-extension\/uploads\/sites\/3037\/2022\/06\/africanamerican_mom_child_kitchen-scaled.jpg\"\r\n\t\t\t\tsrcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-extension\/uploads\/sites\/3037\/2022\/06\/africanamerican_mom_child_kitchen-scaled.jpg 1900w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-extension\/uploads\/sites\/3037\/2022\/06\/africanamerican_mom_child_kitchen-396x264.jpg 396w, 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https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-extension\/uploads\/sites\/3037\/2022\/06\/Mother-cooking-with-daughter-and-son-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\"\r\n\t\t\t\tsizes=\"(max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px\"\r\n\t\t\t\talt=\"Smiling Asian family making food in kitchen at home.\"\r\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"object-position: 50% 50%\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\/>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-card__content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"wsu-title \">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/pierce\/health\/efnep\/\">Pierce County EFNEP<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/article>\n\n<article class=\"wsu-card  wsu-border-top--color-midnight\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-image-frame wsu-image--ratio-16-9\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" 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