Family Nutrition Program

Each month the Family Nutrition Program (FNP) provides information on different topics that focus on dietary quality, healthy lifestyles, food safety, and food budgeting. FNP is funded with Food Stamp Administrative funds by the Food and Nutrition Service of the U. S. Department of Agriculture.

Participants in the Moultrie-Douglas program include families with young children, school-aged youth, retired adults, single parents and people moving from welfare to work. FNP also collaborates with community agencies such as W.I.C., Head Start, Moultrie County Health Department, Douglas County Health Department and both county Family Community Resource Centers. Our programs are also present in local schools, libraries, community and senior centers, grocery stores and food pantries.

In 2007-2008 FNP delivered programming in the areas of recipes, food safety, food budgeting, pre-natal and infant nutrition information to young mothers.

• 1,055 senior citizens located at local senior centers and peace meal sites were provided monthly nutrition lessons.
• 1,250 children in county pre-schools and elementary schools were taught about fruits, vegetables, and dairy foods that would make them grow "taller", "stronger" and "smarter".
• 522 farm families were provided food safety lessons at area grain elevators during fall harvest.
• 2,497 county residents were given nutrition information at Moultrie and Douglas County Family Community Resource Centers, county food pantries, and Moultrie and Douglas County Health Departments through the W.I.C. programs.
• 988 supervisors and managers of low-income residents were provided assistance with nutrition information, meal preparation, and food budgeting.

Also, with the cooperation of these agencies, schools and local media, FNP was also able to distribute:

• Over 10,000 English and 5,000 Spanish monthly nutritional newsletters
• Over 20,000 English and 10,000 Spanish monthly nutritional fact sheets
• Over 30 nutritional news releases published in local newspapers