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Impact Report

For plan KA 703. Nutrition Education and Behavior (Doña Ana County)
Date October 10, 2008, 8:28 pm
For Objective Short-term Show short-term objectives
Impact Report IDEAS FOR COOKING AND NUTRITION (ICAN) PROGRAM The Dona Ana County ICAN program receives funds through Food Stamp Nutrition Education (FSNEP) and the Expanded Food and Nutrition Education (EFNEP) USDA grant dollars. Dona Ana County has five nutrition educators funded at ¾ FTE and three educators employed at 1 FTE. The nutrition educators deliver series classes to limited resource adults and youth using the Eating Right is Basic Enhanced curriculum from Michigan State University , USDA’s Eat Smart, Play Hard Youth curriculum, Fight Bac Food Safety material, Cooking with Kids Youth lessons, USDA’s My Pyramid and the Dietary Guidelines for Americans. Volunteers: Two hundred fourteen individuals volunteered one thousand two hundred twenty-five (1225) hours supporting the adult and youth ICAN classes. At $17.00 per hour, $20,825 was contributed to the Dona Ana County ICAN program. Indirect Contacts: Sixty-four thousand eight hundred eighty indirect contacts were provided by Dona Ana County nutrition educators. ICAN ADULTS Eight hundred seventy-eight (878) adults received and participated in at least four two-hour ICAN nutrition and cooking classes during the 2007-08 program year. This is an increase of 39 percent over last year’s graduation number of 630 adults. All classes are offered in both Spanish and English. AGENCY COLLABORATION • All five Dona Ana County Community Centers located in Rincon, Dona Ana, Organ, Anthony and Chaparral. • All three Dona Ana County Income Support Division offices located at Summit Court and Utah Street in Las Cruces and Crossett Lane in Anthony. • Families and Youth Inc. (FYI): Stepping Stones Girls Group Home, Transitional Living Center, Foster Parent Program, Child Care Providers and Recovery Support Services. • NMSU’s Strengthening Families Initiative Program • NMSU’s International Students • Southwest Counseling/ Transitional Living Center • Dona Ana Branch Community College (DABCC) Adult Basic Education and Mesquite Learning Centers. • Sunland Park Senior Center • Las Cruces Eastside and Munson Senior Centers • Community of Hope Resource Center • City of Las Cruces, ARC • Community Action Agency/Child Care Providers • GRADS Programs at Onate High School, Santa Teresa High School, Las Cruces High School and San Andres High School • The Caring Staff responsible for Assisted Living Centers in Dona Ana County • NMSU’s Head Start Staff Pre and post test scantron forms were filled out at each lesson. The results of the 2007-08 scantron evaluations were not available at the time of preparing this report. The scantron evaluations were used with only the Food Stamp Nutrition Education classes.