CANFIELD Robin Adams visits hungry people, and teaches them about getting the healthy foods and exercise they need.
One facet of the Ohio State University Extension Office in Canfield is its Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program, and Adams the program assistant recently completed a study on food and nutrition in Mahoning County. “This is a subject that is very near and dear to me,” Adams said. “It is my hope that we can draw awareness to those in the community that there are families struggling in our back yards.” The Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program is a federal and community outreach program offered in all 50 states, funded through the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Its education efforts aim to reduce the nutrition insecurity of limited resource families and youth.
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CANFIELD The urban educator at Mahoning County’s Ohio State University Extension Office brings agriculture and horticulture to urban residents and children.
“Kristen Eisenhauer is our new urban educator that focuses on agriculture and 4-H in the city,” said leader-educator Eric Barrett. “Kristen has been here just over a year and has built a lot of partnerships in the city to increase our ability for more impacts in the Youngstown, Struthers and Campbell areas.”
He added: “We already have a good urban program that is operational in Youngstown. The addition of Kristen will help us expand programs to youth and to add some new programming to the urban centers in Mahoning County.”