Malnutrition Awareness Week Spotlight
When your body does not get the right balance of energy and nutrients it needs, you can become malnourished. Malnutrition is a serious health concern…
Spotlights
Massachusetts Makes School Meals for All Permanent!
Yay! Massachusetts is the eighth state to make School Meals for All permanent in the upcoming 2023-24 school year! Now that School Meals for All…
Fuel for the Summer
Fuel up your child this summer with the Summer EATS! A free program that provides tasty meals to all kids and teens, ages 18 and…
The Food Bank of Western Massachusetts
The Nutrition Team at the Food Bank of Western Massachusetts is excited to partner with the Massachusetts SNAP-Ed Program this year! Since this partnership began,…
Healthy Incentives Program (HIP) Benefits
HIP puts money back on your EBT card when you use SNAP to buy healthy, local fruits and vegetables from HIP farm vendors If you…
National Nutrition Month 2023
For worksheets, activity handouts, and more:National Nutrition Month 2023.
SNAP Emergency Allotments
SNAP Emergency Allotments are ending on March 2, 2023 Due to federal action, the extra COVID SNAP benefits in Massachusetts end March 2, 2023. Boost…
Food Demonstrations In Action
On October 6th, 2022, UMass Nutrition Extension Program (UMass NEP) staff, Rosalia Flores, Program Supervisor, and Amy Voelker, a Nutrition Educator, were at the Framingham…
Darby Gavin
Position: Nutrition Educator Organization: UMass Barnstable More about the educator: My name is Darby and I’ve been a SNAP-Ed Nutrition Educator with the Cape Cod Cooperative…