Nutrition Education for Limited-Resource Communities
FRESHFARM provides SNAP-Ed nutrition education to increase the amount of fruits and vegetables and healthy foods that limited-resource children and families are eating in Washington, DC.
This project is federally funded by USDA’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program – SNAP.
This institution is an equal opportunity provider. (See the USDA non-discrimination policy below.)
This organization follows the USDA civil rights policies.
Nutrition Education in Schools
FRESHFARM provides evidence-based food and garden education for preschool and elementary school students through FoodPrints classes at four DC public elementary schools through the FoodPrints model. This model:
- Engages students in gardening, cooking and eating nutritious foods, and learning academic content through a standards-based food and garden education curriculum.
- Increases student knowledge of nutrition and culinary skills.
- Promotes the development of positive food environments at schools.
Nutrition Education in Early Childhood Education Centers
FRESHFARM provides food education and community engagement to create community around nutritious food and support positive food environments in Early Childhood Education (ECE) centers in Washington, DC.
- Food Educators teach food education lessons for young children to increase exposure and familiarity with seasonal produce.
- Food Educators create opportunities for positive exposure to nutritious food and culinary skills training for ECE center staff and parents/caregivers.
- Produce supplied directly from FRESHFARM’s farmers markets by our Pop-Up Food Hub is used to prepare nutritious snacks or meals for young children.
In accordance with Federal law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, this institution is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, (including limited English proficiency), sex, religious creed, disability, age, political beliefs, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity.
Program information may be made available in languages other than English. Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication for program information (e.g., braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language) should contact the responsible State or local Agency that administers the program or contact USDA through the Telecommunications Relay Service at 711 (voice and TTY).
To file a program discrimination complaint, a complainant should complete a Form AD-3027, USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form, which can be obtained online at AD-3027 (PDF, 351 KB), from any USDA office, by calling (866) 632-9992, or by writing a letter addressed to USDA. The letter must contain the complainant’s name, address, telephone number and a written description of the alleged discriminatory action in sufficient detail to inform the Office of Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights (OASCR) about the nature and date of an alleged civil rights violation. The completed AD-3027 form or letter must be submitted to:
Mail:
USDA Food and Nutrition Service,
1320 Braddock Place, Room 334
Alexandria, VA 22314; or
Email: FNSCIVILRIGHTSCOMPLAINTS@usda.gov
This institution is an equal opportunity provider.
Form AD-475-B SNAP and FDPIR Poster Revised October 2024
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