The SNAP-Ed program, a federally funded nutrition education program that accompanied SNAP benefits, ended due to federal funding cuts on October 1, 2025. Extension continues to provide health, nutrition and community education across Minnesota. For more information, contact [email protected].
SNAP-Ed Delivers Results
2024 by the numbers
756 partners worked with SNAP-Ed to create community-level changes that helped 173,702 Minnesotans across the state make healthy living the easy choice.
- 5,673 SNAP-Ed participants reported increased physical activity.
- 56% of youth and 84% of adults increased their healthy eating behaviors.
- 45% of adults reported eating more fruits and vegetables in a day.
- 35% of adults increased the number of days they did physical activity.
- 63% of participants made small changes in physical activity 3 or more days a week.
Extension's team of SNAP-Ed health and wellness coordinators has helped more than 80 food shelves reduce stigma and promote shopper choice by improving the layout of their physical spaces.
Extension SuperShelf team works with Catholic Charities in St. Cloud to grow the halal food supply chain and access to culturally appropriate foods.
A partnership with Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe Early Childhood Development program has created a trail of opportunities for early learners to access culturally-relevant outdoor learning.
Reviewed in 2025