California EFNEP
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Supporting Healthier Choices for Families and Communities
As a core Community Nutrition and Health statewide program, the California Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP) provides community education classes which promote nutrition and physical activity for income-eligible youth and adults as a means of maintaining a healthy lifestyle free from chronic disease.
EFNEP supports families with children to make meaningful healthy lifestyle changes by focusing on:
- improving diet quality
- increasing physical activity
- assuring safe food-handling practices, and
- strengthening food resource management skills
EFNEP also partners with community stakeholders to make changes to the surrounding community context known as “policy, system, and environmental change.” These efforts result in deeper, long-term positive impacts for even more youth and families.
Federally Funded in 50 states
EFNEP is federally funded by the United States Department of Agriculture as part of a long-standing network of community-based nutrition education programs across the country.
Delivered in 19 California Counties
EFNEP is delivered through the University of California Cooperative Extension in 19 of California's 58 counties.
EFNEP in Action: Program Highlights
These stories highlight how UC ANR’s Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP) supports individuals and families through practical, community-based education.
San Joaquin County couple builds a better life through nutrition program course
Want to know how Bobby and Michelle Burke made a fresh start with EFNEP classes on healthy, budget-conscious eating and physical activity?
Read more about the Burkes' experience.
Sutter County EFNEP Program Improves Equitable Access to Nutrition Education
Discover how EFNEP partnered with an adult ESL program to deliver accessible nutrition education that supported healthier food choices and improved food security.
Budgeting Course Provides “Head Start” for People in Transitional Housing
See how an EFNEP-supported budgeting course that helped people in transitional housing build practical skills for managing food and household expenses.
