SNAP-Ed Impact Report

Updated February 28, 2022
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Samantha DeVaney

SDSU Extension SNAP-Ed and EFNEP Program Manager

Originally written with contributions by Kimberly Cripps, former SDSU Extension Family & Community Health Field Specialist.

The South Dakota Department of Social Services and SDSU Extension have worked together to provide Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Education (SNAP-Ed) services to South Dakota (SD) SNAP target audiences since 1996. SNAP-Ed continues to build upon past successes by acknowledging the importance of collaborating with partners, schools, and other funding sources. Improving the likelihood that persons eligible for SNAP in SD will make healthy food choices within a limited budget and choose physically active lifestyles.

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