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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.

Testimonials

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SNAP-Ed Helps Picky Eater and Supports Healthy School Snacks
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SNAP-Ed Helps Picky Eater and Supports Healthy School Snacks

"I am a parent of two kids in elementary school who both received snap education services. One of my children is very picky and was struggling with getting proper nutrition at the beginning

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SNAP-Ed Partners with Breastfeed Durham
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SNAP-Ed Partners with Breastfeed Durham

"I'm one of the founders of Breastfeed Durham. While we focus on feeding babies, DINE (SNAP-Ed) focuses on feeding grownups—and we've often partnered together, especially when it comes to helping families as their

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SNAP-Ed Shows College Student Healthy Eating on a Budget
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SNAP-Ed Shows College Student Healthy Eating on a Budget

“Being a student at California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) comes with a lot of pressure—balancing classes, work, and personal responsibilities, all while trying to stay healthy on a tight budget. Fast food

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SNAP-Ed Fosters Love of Fruit and Veg for Kids in the Garden

SNAP-Ed Fosters Love of Fruit and Veg for Kids in the Garden

"The ripple effect of SNAP-Ed in just my community alone is astounding. I hosted a nutrition class at a low-income housing garden with local kids. Kids are natural helpers. They enthusiastically watered and

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SNAP-Ed Creates Foundation for Healthy Eating
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SNAP-Ed Creates Foundation for Healthy Eating

"The nutrition instruction that my son and his classmates received through the DINE program was incredibly beneficial in helping to lay the foundation for the healthy eating habits that became engrained in him

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SNAP-Ed Helps Those Affected by Multiple Sclerosis
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SNAP-Ed Helps Those Affected by Multiple Sclerosis

"I work with people of all ages affected by Multiple Sclerosis. It is with programs like DINE that we can improve our nutrition and able to learn how healthy food choices can help

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Pre-K Students and Families
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Pre-K Students and Families

"I am a Pre- K teacher with Durham Public Schools. The students became more interested in eating better food choices. They enjoyed the stories, activities and healthy food choices. They looked forward to

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North Carolina Teacher
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North Carolina Teacher

"As a teacher, I’ve truly seen the difference that the DINE nutrition program has made in my students. They’ve become more aware of where their food comes from, how it’s grown, and the

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SNAP-Ed Partnership Creates Picture Recipe Book
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SNAP-Ed Partnership Creates Picture Recipe Book

"Our garden worked with DINE to create a picture-based recipe book that did not require literate reading to use. It featured vegetables we grow in the garden so community members coming to the

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North Carolina Mom
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North Carolina Mom

"We first discovered the DINE program in 2014 when my oldest started kindergarten. As a volunteer in the classes, I gained invaluable skills for preparing quick, nutritious meals and creative snacks for my

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Ohio SNAP-Ed Partner
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Ohio SNAP-Ed Partner

"I have a group of young adults with different abilities that are taught on nutrition- This has been life changing for many of my individuals including myself. There is such a need for

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Mental Health Center in Ohio
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Mental Health Center in Ohio

"I work for Scioto Paint Valley Mental Health Center and on Wednesday, our afternoon group of clients who reside in the community that has their own housing are being taught how to cook

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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.

Creating healthier Illinoisans: SNAP-Ed generates up to $135 million in future benefits

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

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“[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.”
GOP reconciliation bill inches forward Politico
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.
Nutrition program for Americans on food stamps at risk in GOP bill The Washington Post
"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."
The next tragic—absurd—budget cut: SNAP-ED Food Politics
“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,”
‘A really bad deal for West Virginians’: Advocates decry GOP’s cuts to health care, food assistance The West Virginia Daily News
“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.”
Anti-hunger, food, farm groups react to House GOP ag proposal The Fence
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.
REPORT: New House Bill Harms Wisconsin Economy, Drives People Into Hunger B105

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