You may have heard of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP—a federal program that helps income-eligible individuals and families access fresh, healthy food. Vermont’s version of SNAP is called 3SquaresVT.
A related program, called SNAP-Education, or SNAP-Ed, supports 3SquaresVT-eligible families by providing funding to local organizations that fill two important roles:
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Assisting people with how to grow, find, buy, store, and prepare healthy, fresh food.
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Inspiring and supporting people to get regular physical activity.
SNAP-Ed’s priority populations include:
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Single parent households with children under 18, especially those with children under five
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Black and Indigenous people of color (BIPOC)
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Refugees
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People living with a disability
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Rural Vermonters
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GLBTQ+ people, recognizing many individuals and households hold many of these identities at the same time.
