The SNAP-Ed program is federally funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food and Nutrition Service (FNS). The goal of SNAP-Ed is to improve the likelihood that persons eligible for SNAP will make healthy food choices within a limited budget and choose physically active lifestyles consistent with the current Dietary Guidelines for Americans.
Oregon SNAP-Ed supports this goal by providing evidence-based educational programming, using Food Hero social marketing, and supporting policy, system, and environmental (PSE) changes that affect the food and activity environments where people live, learn, work and play.
Learn more about SNAP-Ed programming in Clackamas County:
Food Hero’s mission is to help low-income Oregonians improve their health through the increased consumption of fruits and vegetables. Food Hero is a multi-channel social marketing campaign, which aims to meet our goals through work at the direct education level as well as the work at the policy, system and environment levels.
Food safety and preservation resources and classes, provided through the Oregon State University Extension Family and Community Health, ensures Oregonians have access to the most reliable information available.
The Extension Disaster Education Network (EDEN) works to reduce the impact of disasters through research-based education and improve delivery of services to citizens affected by disasters and pandemics. This searchable resource directory provides a wealth of information from a collaborative multi-state effort by Extension Services across the country. View more information here.
OSU Extension is committed to keeping our families and our communities safe. Check out our family and community safety resources.
Oregon Association for Family and Community Education is an independent non-profit organization whose history and mission is closely aligned with the OSU Family and Community Health Program. We work collaboratively to develop and deliver community education and service projects addressing important community needs.
The FCE program provides opportunities for people to learn and share information with the community. Each year OSU assists with lessons and background and materials for teachers and participants on topics of community importance. These are available for FCE groups and others who deliver community education through a "train-the-trainer" model. Contact the Clackamas Extension Office to connect with one of our local groups.
Unlike a recipe that provides detailed step-by-step instructions, skill sheets teach folks simple, intuitive, and creative ways to use food items they have on hand; maximizing food choices and decreasing household food waste.
Skill Sheets originated with Zenger Farm who developed six sheets to include in CSA boxes associated with their CSAPartnership4Health program. The Family & Community Health Program volunteers and staff collaborated with Zenger in 2021 to create four new Skill Sheets:
We encourage you to share the Skill Sheets with others who may be interested in the information. Please contact us and share your comments and feedback regarding their usefulness.
