About EFNEP in Hillsborough
Hillsborough County, which includes the city of Tampa, is home to over 1.5 million people and has a 13% poverty rate. The county's school district is the 7th largest in the U.S., with one in six children facing food insecurity. Health issues are prevalent, with 39% of adults being overweight, 31% obese, and only 29% maintaining a healthy weight. Chronic diseases, including diabetes-related hospitalizations, were significant concerns from 2019 to 2021.
Programs Offered
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Adult Programing
Adults
EFNEP offers adult programs, typically nine sessions long and held in a community setting.
Adult programs incorporate relevant nutrition information to help families eat better food for less money. Small group sizes allow EFNEP educators to tailor each class for their audience. Participants connect with one another in hands-on activities and group discussion.
All EFNEP classes include interactive food demonstrations of easy and delicious recipes. Also, each lesson comes with a lesson enhancement and a tool designed to help participants adopt a healthy lifestyle.
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Youth Programing
Youth
Youth programming is offered in several Title 1 schools around the County as well as with community partners, including City of Tampa and Hillsborough County Parks & Recreation sites. Youth ages 5-18 are eligible to participate in 4-h EFNEP. we also partner with teen parenting programs around the County.
County's Impact 2023
Contact
- Phone: (813) 744-5519
- Website:
http://sfyl.ifas.ufl.edu/hillsborough/work-and-life/expanded-food-and-nutrition-education-program/ - Address:
5339 County Rd. 579, Seffner, FL 33584-3334 - Email:
ndorta@ufl.edu
Norma Ross