SNAP-Ed Program

Federal funding for SNAP-Ed has ended nationwide as of September 30, 2026. While SNAP-Ed is no longer an active program, Adagio Health is proud of the lasting impact created through years of nutrition education, food access, community partnerships, and policy, systems and environmental work across Western Pennsylvania.

The Work Continues

Although SNAP-Ed funding has ended, many of the priorities advanced through this work remain central to Adagio Health’s mission. Our Nutrition & Education Programs continue to address food security, nutrition, chronic disease prevention, health education, and access to healthy foods through a growing portfolio of programs and community partnerships.

  • WIC (Women, Infant, and Children), helping families with nutrition information, breastfeeding support, and referrals to helpful health and social services.
  • Teaching Kitchen classes, providing educational opportunities around basic cooking skills, nutrition education, mindful eating, family meals, infant feeding, and more.
  • Food cupboards, where we connect patients immediately to healthy food.
  • Nutrition Counseling, supporting clients every step of the way in building a healthier lifestyle with the guidance of a Registered Dietitian.
View our SNAP-Ed Impact Reports

SNAP-Ed 2024 Impact Report
SNAP-Ed 2023 Impact Report

Policy, Systems, and Environmental Initiatives

Using the Go NAPSACC tool, SNAP-Ed assisted partners with self-assessment, goal setting, action planning, implementation, policy development, and evaluation related to a variety of focus areas: Child Nutrition, Breastfeeding & Infant Feeding, Farm to ECE, Oral Health, Infant & Child Physical Activity, Outdoor Play & Learning, and Screen Time. Students, caregivers, and ECE site staff benefitted from classroom resources that promoted healthy eating and physical activity behaviors, playground and indoor/outdoor play space improvements, access to educational opportunities, and technical assistance and materials for Farm to ECE activities.

Through Farm Fresh, SNAP-Ed supported traditional farmers markets in promoting the Farmers Market Nutrition Program (FMNP), assisting shoppers in utilizing their benefits at the market, and highlighting seasonal produce through food demonstrations, tastings, and nutrition education materials. SNAP-Ed also partnered with agencies and organizations that issued WIC and Senior FMNP benefits to host pop-up markets that enabled participants to utilize their benefits on-site.

SNAP-Ed supported school engagement in farm to school, facilitated student access to healthy, local foods as well as experiential education opportunities such as school gardens, classroom growing projects, resources and materials to promote PA Harvest of the Month, “meet the grower” events, and more.

Through this initiative of Feeding PA, SNAP-Ed collaborated with food assistance partners to increase healthy food and beverage options available to patrons and clients. In addition to increasing access to nutritious food, nutrition educators worked to encourage consumption of those foods through environmental changes, healthy food tastings, demonstrations, recipes, classes, and more.

Adagio Health’s ParksRx program is modeled after regional and national programs to offer a low cost, safe, and practical behavioral intervention. Ultimately, connecting with nature through ParksRx can be a beneficial form of chronic disease treatment and prevention across the lifespan.

In partnership with UMPC Children’s Hospital, SNAP-Ed supported students, staff, and school communities through wellness initiatives and technical assistance from The Alliance for a Healthier Generation that facilitated positive policy, systems, and environmental change.

SNAP-Ed educators worked with community partners to create healthier environments by influencing local policies and systems. The program was no-cost to eligible locations and had served over 60,000 Pennsylvania residents annually. Partners included early childhood centers, K-12 schools, food pantries, and other community locations.

Funding Statement

This institution is an equal opportunity provider. This material was funded by USDA’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) through the PA Department of Human Services (DHS).

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