{"id":59,"date":"2012-11-01T13:24:03","date_gmt":"2012-11-01T21:24:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ext100.wsu.edu\/snohomish\/?page_id=59"},"modified":"2025-10-15T10:38:36","modified_gmt":"2025-10-15T17:38:36","slug":"snap-ed","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/snohomish\/families\/snap-ed\/","title":{"rendered":"SNAP-Ed &#8211; Nutrition Education"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wsu-row wsu-row--sidebar-right\" >\r\n    \n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is SNAP-Ed?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Education (SNAP-Ed) is a federally funded program authorized through the Farm Bill and administered by the USDA Food and Nutrition Service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>SNAP-Ed supports obesity prevention and nutrition education through policy, systems and environmental approaches and direct education where community members with limited-incomes eat, learn, live, play and shop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>SNAP-Ed provides hands-on, culturally sensitive nutrition education at schools where 50% or more of the students receive free or reduced-price meals.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>SNAP-Ed collaborates with partners to support access and distribution of healthy emergency food options.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>SNAP-Ed teaches youth and adults to develop skills and behaviors to select, prepare and consume healthy meals.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">WSU Extension Snohomish County SNAP-Ed Staff<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><b>Snohomish\/Skagit County Program Supervisor<\/b>&nbsp;&#8211; Jill Farrant<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Program Coordinator &#8211; <\/strong>Kaytlynn Galvez<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Nutrition Educator&nbsp;<\/strong>&#8211; Irina Korchemnaya<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Connect with us<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Visit us on&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/WSU-Food-ense-Nutrition-Education-Snohomish-County\/252845364777243\">Facebook<\/a>&nbsp;&#8211; \u201cLike\u201d us and get additional updates<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Contact <a href=\"k.galvez@wsu.edu\">Kaytlynn Galvez<\/a> with additional questions at 425-357-6021<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>WSU Extension programs and employment are available to all without discrimination. Evidence on noncompliance may be&nbsp;reported through your local WSU Extension Office.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This material was funded by USDA\u2019S Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program\u2014SNAP. This institution is an equal opportunity employer.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n<section  class=\"wsu-section wsu-spacing-before--none\"  >\r\n        \n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Quick Links<\/h2>\n\n\n    <nav class=\"wsu-navigation-vertical wsu-vertical-menu\">\n        <ul id=\"wsu-site-menu\" class=\"wsu-menu-collapse wsu-menu-collapse--style-vertical\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/snohomish\/families\/\">Healthy Families<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/snohomish\/families\/food-preservation\/\">Food Preservation<\/a><\/li>\n<li aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-haspopup=\"true\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/snohomish\/families\/snap-ed\/\">SNAP-Ed \u2013 Nutrition Education<\/a><button aria-label=\"{Open submenu SNAP-Ed \u2013 Nutrition Education\" class=\"wsu-menu-collapse--action-toggle\"><\/button>\n<ul class=\"sub-menu\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/snohomish\/families\/snap-ed\/food-access-snohomish-county\/\">Food Assistance Resources<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/snohomish\/families\/snap-ed\/\">Nutrition Education<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/snohomish\/families\/food-safety\/\">Food Safety<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/snohomish\/families\/strengthening-families\/\">Strengthening Families<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>    <\/nav>\n\n    <\/section>\n        <div id=\"cahnrs-back-to-top\" class=\"cahnrs-back-to-top\" hidden aria-hidden=\"true\">\n            <a id=\"cahnrs-back-to-top-btn\" class=\"cahnrs-back-to-top__btn\" href=\"#product-top\" aria-label=\"Back to top\">\n                <span class=\"cahnrs-back-to-top__icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\u2191<\/span>\n                <span class=\"cahnrs-back-to-top__label\">Back to top<\/span>\n            <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wsu-spacing-before--xmedium\">Visit <a href=\"https:\/\/wasnap-ed.org\/live-well\/\">Washington State SNAP-Ed <\/a>website for recipes&nbsp;&amp; resources!<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n<\/div>\n\n<section  class=\"wsu-section wsu-spacing-top--small\"  >\r\n        \n<div class=\"program-contact \">\n\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/snohomish\/wp-content\/plugins\/cahnrs-extension-plugin\/assets\/images\/food.png\"\n\t\t\theight=\"75\"\n\t\t\twidth=\"75\"\n\t\t\tclass=\"extension-program-icon\"\n\t\t\talt=\"Program Icon.\"\n\t\t>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"program-contact-info\">\n\t\t<h2>Program Contact<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\tJill Farrant, Snohomish and Skagit County SNAP-Ed Program Coordinator Supervisor<br>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wsu-screen-reader-only\">Email Address<\/span> \u2022\n\t\t\t<a href=\"mailto:jill.farrant@wsu.edu\">jill.farrant@wsu.edu<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n    <\/section>\n        <div id=\"cahnrs-back-to-top\" class=\"cahnrs-back-to-top\" hidden aria-hidden=\"true\">\n            <a id=\"cahnrs-back-to-top-btn\" class=\"cahnrs-back-to-top__btn\" href=\"#product-top\" aria-label=\"Back to top\">\n                <span class=\"cahnrs-back-to-top__icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\u2191<\/span>\n                <span class=\"cahnrs-back-to-top__label\">Back to top<\/span>\n            <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n        <div id=\"cahnrs-back-to-top\" class=\"cahnrs-back-to-top\" hidden aria-hidden=\"true\">\n            <a id=\"cahnrs-back-to-top-btn\" class=\"cahnrs-back-to-top__btn\" href=\"#product-top\" aria-label=\"Back to top\">\n                <span class=\"cahnrs-back-to-top__icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\u2191<\/span>\n                <span class=\"cahnrs-back-to-top__label\">Back to top<\/span>\n            <\/a>\n        <\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is SNAP-Ed? The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Education (SNAP-Ed) is a federally funded program authorized through the Farm Bill and administered by the USDA Food and Nutrition Service. 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