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Overview
Population
- Total population is 124,553
Demographics
- Hunterdon County has one of the highest rates of increasing poverty populations in the state
USDA Food Stamp Participating Families
- Hunterdon County has the lowest percentage of Food Stamp Participants in the entire state
- 371 households in Hunterdon County are Food Stamp Program participants
- 523 Food Stamp Participants as of May 2000
- Flemington has the highest number of food stamp families with concentrated pockets of food stamp families living in Lambertville, Raritan Township and Readington
Hunterdon County FSNEP Project
- Non Duplication
- Project Objectives
To promote the FSNEP Project and its statewide mission. To increase food security through nutrition education programs to Food Stamp eligible families, adults and children.
- Project Activities
Hunterdon county pilots Food Wise, the Home Study Food Stamp Nutrition Education Program. The Food Wise curriculum will be delivered to supervised living facilities such as: (Anderson House Inc., Good News Home for Women, Easter Seals). Five A Day Supermarket Tours are offered in conjunction with several retail grocery chains in Hunterdon County with focus on fruits and vegetables.
- Evaluation
The evaluation methodology which is used includes an overall measurement of the impact of nutrition education amongst the senior population of Food Stamp program participants. The ERS reporting system is used for Pre and Post Diet Recalls and Behavioral Checklists. Only the Behavioral Checklist is used in programs lasting less than 6 weeks. An evaluation report of the project will be submitted for possible publication in a peer reviewed Nutrition and/or Family and Consumer Sciences journal.
Collaborative Relationships
RCE of Hunterdon County
Anderson House Inc.
Good News Home for Women
Easter Seals
Contact
Kim Seppelt, FCSE
Hunterdon County FSNEP
RCE of Hunterdon County
4 Gauntt Place
Flemington, NJ 08822
Phone: (908) 788-1342
Fax: (908) 806-4735
Kssep@rci.rutgers.edu
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