Our mission is to inspire New Mexico’s families to make healthy food and lifestyle choices and to make those choices possible by creating health-friendly communities Our mission is to inspire New Mexico’s families to make healthy food and lifestyle choices and to make those choices possible by creating health-friendly communities. ICAN improves quality of life statewide by:
Teaching practical skil
ls including cooking, food safety, and food resource management
Providing evidence-based nutrition education
Developing healthy public spaces such as school and community gardens
Engaging clients with the most effective approaches, including virtual classrooms and social media
Connecting clients with community partners that provide healthy living resources
Evaluating and improving programming to adapt with the communities we serve
Thanks To Our Funders
New Mexico State University is an equal opportunity / affirmative action employer and educator. Department of Agriculture are cooperating. Thanks To Our Funders! New Mexico EFNEP provides nutrition education to low-income families, funded by the Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program grant. All EFNEP education occurs in series, meaning a community of clients attend classes together multiple times and are able to graduate with greater self-sufficiency, well-being, and nutritional health. The EFNEP community outreach program operates out of the 1862 and 1890 Land-grant Universities (LGUs) in every state, the District of Columbia, and the six U.S. territories – American Samoa, Guam, Micronesia, Northern Marianas, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands. The College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences is an engine for economic and community development in New Mexico. ACES academic programs help students discover new knowledge and become leaders in environmental stewardship, food and fiber production, water use and conservation, and improving the health of all New Mexicans. The College's research and Extension outreach arms reach every county in the state and provide research-based knowledge and programs to improve the lives of all New Mexicans. In accordance with Federal law and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, this institution is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin (including limited English proficiency), s*x, age, disability, and reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity. Program information may be made available in languages other than English. Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication for program information (e.g., braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language) should contact the responsible State or local Agency that administers the program or contact USDA through the Telecommunications Relay Service at 711 (voice and TTY). To file a program discrimination complaint, a complainant should complete a Form AD-3027, USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form, which can be obtained online at AD-3027 (PDF, 351 KB), from any USDA office, by calling (866) 632-9992, or by writing a letter addressed to USDA. The letter must contain the complainant’s name, address, telephone number, and a written description of the alleged discriminatory action in sufficient detail to inform the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights (OASCR) about the nature and date of an alleged civil rights violation. The completed AD-3027 form or letter must be submitted to USDA by:
mail:
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights
1400 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; or
email: [email protected]
