Wyoming’s Cent$ible Nutrition Program is shrinking and reshuffling after losing federal funding – trading its county-by-county setup for a regional model that leans on fewer educators and more online learning, Oil City News reports.
The free program, run through University of Wyoming Extension, teaches people with tight budgets how to stretch food dollars, boost food security and get healthier through nutrition and physical-activity lessons. Until now, it offered in-person classes in every county and on the Wind River Indian Reservation. That’s changed.
Under the new structure there are seven area educators covering broad regions. They’ll still run some in-person workshops, but capacity is limited – and a lot of the instruction has shifted online. As a result, Crook, Park, Sublette, Teton and Weston counties no longer have designated Cent$ible Nutrition educators on the ground. Residents in those counties who are eligible can contact the state office or nearby area educators to find classes, or ask the Wyoming Department of Family Services for help locating local options.
Online classes remain available through the program’s website, and anyone wanting details or help signing up can call the state office at 307-766-5375. If you’re in Natrona County, the local educator is Ami Willadson (307-235-9400, [email protected]).
The change means fewer face-to-face touch points for communities used to regular, in-person programming – but program leaders are keeping a lifeline of virtual classes and regional support as they adapt to a tighter budget.
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