About Us
The Cent$ible Nutrition Program is Wyoming’s SNAP-Ed and EFNEP programs. CNP is a free* cooking, nutrition, and physical activity program provided through the University of Wyoming Extension. We take a multi-level approach to address food insecurity, nutrition insecurity, and chronic disease for Wyomingites with limited resources. Education, partnerships, and community interventions form the pillars of our work.
County-based CNP educators provide nutrition and physical activity classes to adults and youth. CNP partners with schools, childcare centers, and other community agencies to provide these classes. Additionally, educators collaborate with local partners on projects that support healthier communities. Currently, community partnership projects are focused on assisting anti-hunger agencies in providing healthy food options to patrons, partnering with schools and daycare centers to make the healthy choice the easy choice, and connecting locally grown produce to neighbors facing food insecurity. Through these efforts, CNP aims to help Wyoming’s families with limited resources eat healthier for less while decreasing chronic disease and obesity.
*CNP is free for those who income qualify. Visit our Qualify page to learn more.
Funding
CNP is funded by two USDA grants: the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program- Education (SNAP-Ed) and the Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP). SNAP-Ed and EFNEP help Americans with limited resources gain skills necessary for improved nutrition and physical activity. Wyoming SNAP-Ed USDA funding comes through the Wyoming Department of Family Services SNAP program. EFNEP funding comes through the USDA to the University of Wyoming as a land-grant university.
Our Vision
Empower Wyoming’s adults and youth with limited resources to be leaders in healthy nutrition and physical activity changes for themselves, their families, and their communities resulting in decreased chronic disease and obesity in Wyoming.
Our Mission
Provide opportunities for positive change in nutrition and physical activity for the limited resource audience through education, multi-level interventions and community engagement.
Our Feature Work
Nutrition Education
Every year, hundreds of Wyomingites complete the 8 lesson Simply Cent$ible Nutrition curriculum and learn how to save money, eat healthier, and be more active.
Under Pressure
Ending hunger in Wyoming takes innovative solutions. Under Pressure empowers Wyomingites who are food insecure with the tools to use available food resources more efficiently.
Childcare Mini Grants
Through this program, CNP helps childcare centers create environments that enhance nutrition and physical activity opportunities for children.
Grow a Little Extra
Since 2021, CNP has partnered with the Wyoming Hunger Initiative, UW Extension Master Gardeners, and community gardeners to donate fresh produce to hunger relief partners.
