Adult EFNEP

EFNEP promotes good nutrition and physical activity as a means of maintaining a healthy lifestyle free of chronic disease. Our goal, while advocating for nutrition, is to help adults and their families establish & maintain healthy eating habits & physically active lifestyles.

Participants learn to:

Plan nutritious meals
Increase physical activity
Stretch their food dollar
Practice safe food handling
Prevent obesity through healthy lifestyles

Adult participants are recruited through inter-agency referral requests and flyers distributed to agencies in target communities. These agencies include, but are not limited to: WIC, Food Stamps, Head Start, Child Nutrition, TANF, and TEFAP.

Target Audience

The adult program aims to enroll adults from both urban and rural households with children under the age of 18 years. Participants should be responsible for planning and preparing family meals.

Eligibility

Participants must satisfy at least one of the following:

Receive or be eligible to receive federal food assistance.
Have a monthly household cash income that is at or below 185% of the Federal Poverty Level.
Be a pregnant teen or foster youth in transition, regardless of income or age.

For income eligibility, please see the 2012-2013 EFNEP Income Guidelines.

Program Delivery

Adult EFNEP is administered by the University of California Cooperative Extension in 24 California counties. The program is administered as a series of 8 classes using the Eating Smart • Being Active curriculum. Classes emphasize learner centered education, and curriculum is designed for classes of 15 participants or less.

How can I participate?

To find an EFNEP program near you, click here.