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Under Pressure

This UW Giving Day, help change the story of hunger in Wyoming

Hunger wears many faces in Wyoming, from children to young adults, parents to grandparents, and every stage in between. Feeding America estimates that 1 in 7 people in Wyoming are food insecure, and that’s a statistic UW Extension’s Cent$ible Nutrition Program (CNP) is determined to change. This UW Giving Day, help us change the story of food insecurity by supporting our Under Pressure project.

Under Pressure provides Wyomingites facing food insecurity with an Instant Pot. This Giving Day, we’re aiming to raise enough funds to purchase 75 Instant Pots, empowering families with the knowledge and tools to improve food security. The first two years of Under Pressure were supported with external funding. Now we’re striving for a sustainable source of funding to keep this project going.

 

The Story of Under Pressure

Instant Pots may seem like an odd solution for addressing food insecurity, but they provide an essential piece to the puzzle. This is because some of the most available and affordable food sources, like dry beans, are also some of the most difficult and time consuming to prepare. Wyoming food pantries that partner with CNP identified gaps in cooking knowledge, limited time, lack of cooking equipment, and perceptions of palatability as barriers to patrons choosing dried beans. Instant Pots can help overcome these barriers.

Giving Day 2024

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October 23-24, 2024

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* The Cent$ible Nutrition Program is funded by USDA SNAP-Ed and EFNEP. SNAP-Ed assists individuals and families who receive, or are eligible to receive, benefits from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). EFNEP assists families and youth with limited resources  in acquiring the knowledge, skills, attitudes, and changed behaviors necessary for nutritionally sound diets and contributes to their personal development and the improvement of total family diet and nutritional welfare. Visit our Qualify page to learn more. 

This material was funded by USDA’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program – SNAP. This institution is an equal opportunity provider. This material was funded by USDA’s Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program-EFNEP. USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer. The full nondiscrimination statement can be found here

Issued in furtherance of extension work, acts of May 8 and June 30, 1914, in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Kelly Crane, Director, University of Wyoming Extension, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of Wyoming Extension, University of Wyoming, Laramie, Wyoming 82071.

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