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Woman by demo table with screen reading "Families Eating Smart and Moving More"

Choosing a Healthier You for Life!

The "Choosing a Healthier You for Life" lesson serves as the capstone of the Families Eating Smart and Moving More curriculum. Although, it's more than a final class. It's a moment for participants…

EFNEP staff measuring items for a food recall training

Behind the Scenes of the “Back to the Basics” EFNEP Conference

Planning the 2025 Back to the Basics Annual Educator Training Conference was a true team effort for NC EFNEP. Led by Training Leader Megan Berthiaume, the team coordinated every detail with support…

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Back to the Basics - EFNEP Conference 2025

EFNEP Educators from across the state recently met in Raleigh for a Back to the Basics Training Conference. Staff gathered to collaborate and connect over training topics ranging from ensuring…

Left to right: Katryn Eske, Patty Saltpaw, Lisa Benavente, Sarah Kirby

Outstanding Performance Award Winner: Patty Saltpaw

Outstanding performers are innovative and creative EFNEP educators who see beyond the impossible. They drive the program to the highest level, surpassing their workload targets and impact goals. They…

Left to right: Katryn Eske, Lynnell Godfrey, Lisa Benavente, Sarah Kirby

EFNEP Enhancement General Fund Award Winner: Lynnell Godfrey

Lorelei Aldridge Jones served as the EFNEP Program Coordinator from 2004 to 2021. She started her career with EFNEP in 1997 as what was then called a Nutrition Program Supervisor Agent, responsible…

Left to right: Katryn Eske, Mark Seitz, Melissa Massing, Cindy Rivenback, Lisa Benavente, Sarah Kirby

Susan McCaskill Morgan Professional Development Award Winner: Cindy Rivenbark

Susan McCaskill Morgan served in Cooperative Extension as a 4-H Agent, Family and Consumer Science Agent, and EFNEP Extension Associate until her retirement. While attending UNC-Greensboro, Susan…

Left to right: Katryn Eske, Della Hicks, Lisa Benavente, Sarah Kirby

EFNEP Endowment Program Support Award Winner: Della Hicks

In 2005, the staff and friends of North Carolina EFNEP created an endowment to support programs for limited-resource families across the state and to eventually broaden the program to reach new…

Left to right: Katryn Eske, Chrissy Barbrey, Lisa Benavente, Sarah Kirby

Ngaire Van Eck Professional Development Award Winner - Chrissy Barbery

Dr. Ngaire van Eck served as EFNEP Coordinator in North Carolina from 1989 until her retirement in 1997. She moved to North Carolina after a teaching career abroad in her native land of New Zealand.…

Left to right: Katryn Eske, Matt Stevens, Jamie Carlson, Lisa Benavente, Sarah Kirby

New EFNEP Educator Award Winner: Jamie Carlson

The New EFNEP Educator Award is given to an EFNEP Educator who meets and exceeds their program goals within their first three years of employment. Recipients demonstrate excellence in programming and…

Graphic with outline of North Carolina reading North Carolina EFNEP Awards 2025

Celebrating Our EFNEP Success - 2025 Awards

EFNEP celebrated another successful year at the Awards Luncheon on November 6th, 2025. Learn more about this year's award winners and see the great work being done across North Carolina. Over the…