Too many times, living in poverty often results in being food insecure and less healthy. The purpose of the Wisconsin Nutrition Education Program (WNEP) is to provide low income individuals and families nutrition education, thus empowering them to become more self-sufficient and healthier. Food insecurity is not only a WNEP state effort, but a local effort as well. Fond du Lac County’s WNEP addresses hunger in the following ways:
- By promoting affordable, healthy foods to participants during educational lessons.
- By providing information on food budgeting to participants. Sessions such as “Shopping Strategies” and “Stretching Your Food Dollar” are held monthly.
- By partnering with and strengthening Fond du Lac County’s emergency food systems.
- By helping establish new hot meal and food distribution programs in the community.
- By hosting the “Food Providers Group” which brings to the same table all partners and agencies that address hunger in our community.
- By creating, printing and distributing the “Area Food Resources Guide” which helps participants know what food programs exist in the community.
- By making local food pantries healthier and more food safe through state and federal resources.
- By participating on the State “Food Security/Food Access Workgroup,” thus bringing State research and efforts back to the local community.
