SNAP-Ed Is on the Chopping Block

We Need Your Voice Now!

#SAVESNAPED #SNAPEDWORKS

Video Resources

Download on dropbox and share to social media

This website is being updated daily. To make sure you are seeing the latest version, refresh your browser cache (Ctrl+Shift+R on Windows, or Cmd+Shift+R on Mac), or use a private/incognito window. 

SNAP-Ed saves money and stretches dollars.

Congress is considering a bill that would eliminate SNAP-Ed—a critical program that helps low-income families make healthier food choices and lead more active lives.

SNAP-Ed is a proven, cost-effective program that empowers people who receive SNAP to improve their health, stretch their food dollars, and become self-reliant.

Take action using the Save SNAP-Ed Advocacy Toolkit or by sharing the resources below with your network!

Read the rebuttal to the Statement that SNAP-Ed is duplicative.

NY Participant

"The SNAP-Ed program is a must! [Our educator] makes it fun, tasty and educational. I learned a lot about recycling, food storage and expiration dates. The [vouchers] are a good hook!"

Fruit and Veg Rx Program Participant

"I have learned so much from Mary in the SNAP-Ed group. I eat more vegetables, fruit, whole grains and get more physical activity now then I ever had. I love all the recipes

Fruit and Veg Rx Program Participant

"I enjoyed this class. I learned a lot about different ways food and products are handled in comparison to what I was raised and lived with in Illinois."

1st and and 3rd Grade Iowa Students

"I teach Pick A Better Snack lessons to 1st and 3rd grade students at 10 different schools within the Davenport Community School District (Scott County, Iowa). This program teaches children about fruits and

Maine SNAP-Ed Implementer

"I've been a SNAP-Ed Nutrition Educator for 4.5 years now, and I've seen first-hand the impact SNAP-Ed has. SNAP-Ed changes peoples' perspective on healthy eating. I've seen it replace overwhelm and doubt with

Glenn County Garden Project

Here is a video testimony from residents sharing the impact of our SNAP-Ed work in the community and discussing the impact a garden project has had to Eskaton Kennedy Manor and its residents.

College Participants Learn Lifelong Skills

"SNAP-Ed plays a vital role in transforming the health and well-being of college students across California. At a time when food insecurity and chronic stress are rising on our campuses, SNAP-Ed funding enables

Phillip’s Story

"In 2021, Kansas SNAP-Ed launched a virtual direct education option to meet participants' evolving needs in a post-COVID world. Designed to overcome barriers like transportation, childcare, and busy work schedules, the virtual series

Public Health Nurse Educator

"I have partnered with SNAP-Ed to provide educational nutrition education classes to our community. SNAP-Ed provider has provided education on health food choices and how to live on a budget. One time we

Farmer and SNAP-Ed Partnerships

"I work directly with school aged communities in Florida, who depend on this program. I’ve seen how providing nutrition and agriculture education in the classroom and school gardens makes kids more excited about

Special Needs Students

"With the guidance of Nutrition Educator Darla, our students with special needs at Achieve Center @ Richey have gained valuable skills in making healthy food choices, preparing nutritious snacks, and cultivating school gardens.

Florida Preschool Teacher

"SNAP-ED was beneficial for children in my Preschool class. They learned about and were encouraged to consume balanced diet, emphasizing fruits, vegetables, grains, protein, and dairy. Lessons were engaging, with opportunities to try
1 2 3 12

Research Articles

LT17: Health Care Cost Savings

“Existing studies show that for every $1 spent to implement programs such as EFNEP and SNAP-Ed education programs, up to $10.64 is saved in health care costs.5 These studies pre-date the provisions of HHFKA and SNAP-Ed's expanded reach through comprehensive scope of services, thus we anticipate potential health care costs savings to be even greater.”

SNAP-Ed (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program-Education) Increases Long-Term Food Security among Indiana Households with Children in a Randomized Controlled Study

Rivera, R. L., Maulding, M. K., Abbott, A. R., Craig, B. A., & Eicher-Miller, H. A. (2016). SNAP-Ed (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program-Education) Increases Long-Term Food Security among Indiana Households with Children in a Randomized Controlled Study. The Journal of nutrition, 146(11), 2375–2382. https://doi.org/10.3945/jn.116.231373

The SNAP-Ed Evaluation Framework: demonstrating the impact of a national framework for obesity prevention in low-income populations

This article introduces and describes the benefits of the newly developed SNAP-Ed Evaluation Framework (Framework) and companion Interpretive Guide to consistently measure SNAP-Ed outcomes across different settings

Effect of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program–Education (SNAP-Ed) on food security and dietary outcomes

This narrative review summarizes current investigations of SNAP-Ed’s effectiveness at improving food security and dietary outcomes, and it can help inform future policy and implementation of the program.

Cost-benefit analysis conducted for nutrition education in California:

A cost-benefit analysis was conducted using the program demographics and food-related dietary behavior of participants enrolled in California’s Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP), based on methodology developed by Virginia Cooperative Extension.

The US Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program – Education improves nutrition-related behaviors

This study suggests that SNAP-Ed direct education is associated with positive behaviour changes in the US Southeast.

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Education reductions during COVID-19 may have exacerbated health inequities

Woodward-Lopez, G., Esaryk, E. E., Hewawitharana, S. C., Kao, J., Talmage, E., & Rider, C. D. (2023).

Making Headlines

“[SNAP] is really MAHA for low-income people,” Jerry Mande, adjunct professor of nutrition at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, told your host. “Not just SNAP recipients, but all low-income people.”
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Education, or SNAP-Ed, faces elimination in a GOP bill, sparking concerns about the impact on low-income Americans' health education.
"The cost of this program is roughly half a billion dollars a year, not even a rounding error in the federal budget. Cutting it does no good for anyone, undercuts the MAHA (Make America Healthy Again) agenda, and is thoughtless and unnecessary."
“It does, in fact, enact deep cuts to Medicaid and SNAP that will result in eligible people losing those benefits. It will raise grocery prices and health care costs for tens of thousands of West Virginia families,”
“The loss of SNAP-Ed funding may further hinder public health efforts, reducing resources for obesity prevention and nutrition education in immigrant communities. States may face pressure to cover these gaps, but fiscal constraints could limit such efforts, disproportionately harming low-income and immigrant populations.”
An initial analysis by the Wisconsin DHS showed that a set of proposals in the new bill to cut funding for the SNAP program would take food away from families, shift costs to Wisconsin taxpayers, and increase red-tape requirements, making it harder for parents, kids, people with disabilities, and older adults to get food assistance.

Take Action Today!​