The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program-Education (SNAP-Ed) serves limited-resource individuals and families across North Carolina. SNAP-Ed is funded by the United States Department of Agriculture-Food and Nutrition Service and works in collaboration with the NC Department of Health and Humans Services, Division of Social Services. The goal of SNAP-Ed is to assist those eligible for food assistance to eat smart and move more. SNAP-Ed works to help participants make healthy choices within a limited budget and choose physically active lifestyles consistent with the current Dietary Guidelines for Americans and MyPlate.

Kindergarten, 2nd grade, and 3rd grade students are reached via both the Clinton City and Sampson County school systems. 

Students receive 6-9 weeks of nutrition education. Youth learn how to make healthy food choices, are exposed to new foods through taste tests in the classroom, participate in physical activity, and learn about the MyPlate. We aim to change health behaviors by introducing these youth to new foods and highlighting the importance of physical activity.