Office of Outreach & Engagement

Community Partner(s): DANBURY: Danbury Public Schools, Danbury Farmers' Market, Danbury Elmwood Hall Senior Center, Danbury Food Collaborative, United Way of Western Connecticut, Food Pantries, BRIDGEPORT Bridgeport Veteran Affairs office, Parish Court Housing, FEED Center, Wakeman Boys and Girls Club. STAMFORD: Stamford Childrens Health, Stamford Food Collaborative; NORWALK: Norwalk Health Department, Norwalk Food Providers

Demographics: 75% Hispanic/Latino

School or College: College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources

Campus Affiliation: UConn Extension County

Bethel, Bridgeport, Brookfield, Danbury, Milford, New Milford, Stamford

Program Description

Project/Intervention Title: SNAP-Ed UConn Food Security (housed in NUSC)

Goal 1: Increase healthy food choices and diet quality among population groups who
are eligible to receive SNAP-Ed, including adult caregivers of children.
Goal 2: Increase age-appropriate physical activity among population groups who are
eligible for SNAP-Ed
Goal 3: Improve policies, systems, and environments to facilitate access to affordable
healthy food and physical activity choices among population groups who are eligible for
SNAP-Ed.

Audience:
The primary target audience is participants in emergency food programs and federal
food assistance programs or those involved with community agencies who receive food
from food banks. The audience will be primarily adults with children, heads of households, or older adults
facing food insecurity. After-school or summer programs with youth from SNAP-eligible
families will also be conducted at camps, libraries, and community centers.
People who receive food from food banks and food pantries or who are shelter
residents or clients of soup kitchens are all meager income and potentially eligible to
receive SNAP benefits if you still need to receive SNAP. We also work in low-income
communities where over half of the children receive free or reduce-priced school meals,
and in senior housing for low-income older adults.
UConn Food Security will conduct programming primarily in the following communities:
Bridgeport, Danbury, Tolland County, Manchester, Meriden, Middletown, and Windham.
Given the increased need based on the recent needs assessment, we plan to increase
programming in Meriden, Middletown, Windham, and Bridgeport. We will also work to
increase programming for New London and the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation. However, this will be done in collaboration with other agencies and offered online, given
the distance for our educators.