Nutrition Education
Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP)
University of Maine Cooperative Extension’s Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP) delivers interactive food and nutrition education to income-eligible parents, caregivers, young adults, teens, and children. EFNEP is a free program — find out if you are eligible today!
You can participate in EFNEP through individual and group lessons in homes or community sites including schools. For more information, email extension.efnep@maine.edu or contact your local county office.
Aren’t eligible for EFNEP but want to learn more about healthy eating? Check out this 10 Steps to a Healthier You online course.
Now Hiring: EFNEP Community Education Assistant!
Do you like working with youth and adults? Do you like teaching about nutrition and physical activity?
If that sounds like you, apply to be an EFNEP Community Education Assistant! We are hiring a Community Education Assistant to work with adults and youth in Androscoggin/Sagadahoc counties.
For more information, contact extension.efnep@maine.edu or 207.581.3188 or 800.287.0274 (in Maine).
For a complete job description/requirements or to apply for either position, visit: Community Education Assistant, Androscoggin/Sagadahoc Counties.
For More Information:
You may email Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program at extension.efnep@maine.edu, contact your local county office or contact Kate Yerxa, MS, RD, University of Maine Cooperative Extension Estabrooke Hall room 403 at 15 Estabrooke Drive, Orono, ME 04469, 207.581.3109 or kate.yerxa@maine.edu.
The USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture’s Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP) currently operates in all 50 states, including Maine.
