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Lynnell with youth participant

Food Safety for the Win!

Lynnell Godfrey, youth EFNEP educator in Pasquotank County, prepared a recipe for her EFNEP groups at P.W. Moore Elementary School and it was a hit! Kids and teachers gave the recipe very high praise…

Margaret and Barbara

South Central District Welcomes New Staff Members

We are delighted to welcome Margaret Kane and Barbara Woods to the South Central District. They both started on March 1st and are housed at the N.C. Cooperative Extension, Guilford County Center in…

Megan Halbohm with poster at conference

North Carolina Represented at National Conference

Last week, 10 EFNEP staff from North Carolina traveled to the National EFNEP Coordinator's Conference: Power of the Past - Force of the Future. Staff learned about recruitment, goal setting, updates,…

EFNEP staff group walk

Utilizing Public Parks for Exercise

The EFNEP educators from the NorthCentral region enjoyed a walk through the beautiful Historic Oak View park in Wake County. Our staff put into practice what they teach after having a refresher on…

Jackie Sugg and Zac Hackney at conference

Rural Health Symposium

Zac Hackney, EFNEP educator in Pitt County, led an engaging presentation at the Rural Health Symposium at Eastern AHEC in Greenville, NC titled "Fuel for Life: Nutrition Education Outreach for…

Hunger Conference

Fighting Hunger With Knowledge

EFNEP and others from Cooperative Extension joined hunger fighters from across the state at the NC Child Hunger Leaders Conference this week. This annual conference is hosted by the Carolina Hunger…

Minnie Miller Brown

Black History Month - Commemorating a Legend

In honor and celebration of Black History Month, we commemorate a woman who made lasting impacts on EFNEP in North Carolina - Minnie Miller Brown.Minnie Miller Brown (1922–1995) was the first state…

staff training

Fuel for Life Pilot Training

Educators from across the state attended a training on campus yesterday to learn more about the new EFNEP curriculum - Fuel for Life. This curriculum will be taught at high schools in 8 counties this…

Zac holding carrots from garden

Dig in to Gardening Partnerships

A successful EFNEP partnership includes collaboration with community groups who recognize and value the positive impact for their participants. Zac Hackney, EFNEP educator and lifelong gardener,…

EFNEP Educator, Natema Drummond at local event

EFNEP Grants Help Tell Our Story

In Edgecombe County, EFNEP receives ECU Health Community Benefits Grant funding to help support the program. Our EFNEP Educator in Edgecombe County, Natema Drummond, was invited to set up a display…