About Us
What is the Family Nutrition Program?
The UF/IFAS Extension Family Nutrition Program (FNP) has provided free nutrition education to SNAP-eligible people in Florida since 1996. FNP also provides free resources for local organizations to support and promote healthy eating and physical activity in their communities. The FNP program is currently in 40 counties.
2018 by the numbers
834,430
people reached through nutrition education and policy, systems, and environmental changes
25,208
classes taught
341
gardens supported
1,451
partner organizations
What People Are Saying About the Program
What People Are Saying About the Program
Want to learn more about our impact in 2017?
FNP in Your Area
State Staff
LOCATED AT THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA
Karla Shelnutt, Ph.D., RD
Program Director/Principal Investigator
kpagan@ufl.edu
(352) 273-3535
Lauren H. Sweeney, MS, RD
Program Coordinator
lheadrick@ufl.edu
(352) 273-3520
Lauren H. Sweeney, MS, RD
Food Systems
lheadrick@ufl.edu
(352) 273-3520
Victoria Hunter Gibney, MPH, CPH
Public Health
victoria.hunter@ufl.edu
(352) 294-3862
Stella Harbilas, APR, CPRC
Marketing & Communications
stellaharbilas@ufl.edu
(352) 273-2814
Alyssa Peavey, MA
Evaluation
apeavey@ufl.edu
(352) 846-2770