Pulaski County EFNEP at UAEX

Pulaski County EFNEP at UAEX Empowering individuals, youth and families with limited resources with information to support a nutritionally sound diet and enhance personal development.

What is EFNEP? The Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP) is a program of the Cooperative Extension Service of the University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture Extension and Research. The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), managed by National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA), and the Cooperative Extension Service fund the program. What we do:
The Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP) is to empower individuals, families and youth with limited resources to acquire knowledge, skills, attitudes and behavior changes necessary to maintain nutritionally sound diets and increase physical activity. Our goals:
EFNEP uses a holistic nutritional educational approach. Clients will experience improvements in four core areas:
โ€ข Diet quality and physical activity
โ€ข Food resource management
โ€ข Food safety
โ€ข Food security

Who is eligible for EFNEP? Individuals who are eligible for assistance programs such as Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), WIC, Head Start or their children participate in the school breakfast/lunch program are also eligible for EFNEP. Arkansas EFNEP Audiences: Adults and Youth:
The adults are taught in small groups or individually by trained EFNEP educators. The majority of participants complete the program in 4 to 6 weeks. Youth programming focuses on providing food and nutrition education to contribute to personal development of youth from families with limited resources. Youth classes are available year-round. EFNEP provides food and nutrition education for limited resource audiences in 18 counties in Arkansas. What does it cost? Where are lessons located? The programs are free, informal, and available virtually or in-person at convenient locations and times. The instructors live in your county and deliver intensive, multi-session nutrition lessons.

09/20/2022
09/20/2022

Let's look at WHY you're being blasted today about it being National Voter Registration Day.

Arkansas ranked dead last in 2020 in the number of adults who turned out to vote in the United States. How do we know that?

On paper, Arkansas looked like it had a decent turnout in 2020 with 67% of registered voters showing up.

But we have over 2.3 million adults living here. In a state of 3 million people, only 53% of our adults voted.

How can we change that?

- Talk to your friends about registering to vote
- Check with your older family members if they need a ride on Election Day or help requesting an absentee ballot
- Volunteer at a voter registration event
- Check your own voter registration to make sure everything is up to date!

Find election info in English and Spanish at uaex.uada.edu/voter-resources

09/20/2022

We are excited to share with you the 2022 Arkansas Ballot Issue Voter Guide!

This neutral voter guide on the statewide ballot issues is a great tool to help you cut through the election noise that is about to take over Arkansas.

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๐Ÿ”ŽHow the proposals will appear on the ballot
๐Ÿ”Ž Answers to basic questions about each issue
๐Ÿ”Ž Reasons why people may support or oppose the proposals
๐Ÿ”Ž A worksheet to record your voting plans

Find a link to the ballot issue voter guide and our other voter education resources at:

https://www.uaex.uada.edu/business-communities/ced-blog/posts/2022/september/2022-arkansas-ballot-issue-voter-guide-now-available-online.aspx

09/14/2022
09/06/2022

Have you ever went picking for peaches? The Peach Orchard is an affordable way to get fresh peaches. EFNEP also has recipes that you can try that uses peaches.

The EFNEP State Meeting was great. We learned a lot for the new program year. We can't wait to use the knowledge that wa...
09/06/2022

The EFNEP State Meeting was great. We learned a lot for the new program year. We can't wait to use the knowledge that was gained from the training in our nutrition classes.

Tempting tostadas4 corn tortillas, 6-inch size 1 cup low-fat or fat-free refried beans 3/4 cup shredded low-fat Mont...
08/04/2022

Tempting tostadas
4 corn tortillas, 6-inch size
1 cup low-fat or fat-free refried beans
3/4 cup shredded low-fat Monterey Jack cheese
1 cup low-fat sour cream
1 cup shredded lettuce
1 cup shredded carrots
1 cup salsa
vegetable oil

Our youth group at Lamen Library. They didn't want the class to come to an end.
08/03/2022

Our youth group at Lamen Library. They didn't want the class to come to an end.

Our teen graduates from Lamen Library. They had a great time learning how to measure, knife safety, and kitchen safety.
08/02/2022

Our teen graduates from Lamen Library. They had a great time learning how to measure, knife safety, and kitchen safety.

We made Chicken Quesadillaโ€™s yesterday at Lamen Library. We were also able to work on our participants knife skills.
07/07/2022

We made Chicken Quesadillaโ€™s yesterday at Lamen Library. We were also able to work on our participants knife skills.

Program Assistant Cheryl Johnson is also enjoying classes at Lamen Library. The Teen group made Waldorf Salad!Ingredient...
06/30/2022

Program Assistant Cheryl Johnson is also enjoying classes at Lamen Library. The Teen group made Waldorf Salad!
Ingredients:
2 apples, chopped
1 cup celery, diced
1/2 cup raisins
1/4 cup walnuts, chopped
1/2 cup low-fat vanilla yogurt 1 teaspoon lemon juice
1 teaspoon sugar

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Little Rock, AR
72204

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Tuesday 8am - 4:30pm
Wednesday 8am - 4:30pm
Thursday 8am - 4:30pm
Friday 8am - 4:30pm

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