EFNEP Participants learn to:
- Plan nutritious meals
- Increase physical activity
- Practice safe food handling and sanitation.
- Develop skills to budget, buy, grow, and appropriately store food.
Target Audience:
- Focused on low income families especially those with young children.
- Emerging adults (19-29) to provide foundational life skills.
- All participants should be responsible for planning and preparing family meals.
Eligibility:
Participants must satisfy 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.
Featured Success Stories
Letter from a recent graduate:
This class was very beneficial for me. I learned a lot, and as a mother I can use what I learned to improve the wellbeing of my family. Thanks a lot to the instructor for her patience when teaching and explaining the materials, and for giving us ideas for preparing healthy meals. Thank you for everything!
Video of a recent graduate:
Contact Information
Shirley Salado
EFNEP Supervisor
UC Cooperative Extension-San Diego
9335 Hazard Way, Suite 201
San Diego, CA 92123
Email: scsalado@ucanr.edu
Phone 858-822-7724