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Calumet County Extension director: FoodWIse nutrition education ended after Federal SNAP‑Ed budget cuts
Summary
Area Extension Director Jayna Hintz told the Extension Education Committee on Jan. 13 that FoodWIse (nutrition education) is no longer provided in Calumet County due to cuts to the Federal SNAP‑Ed budget; she presented the county impact report and other Extension updates.
Jayna Hintz, Area Extension Director, told the Calumet County Extension Education Committee on Jan. 13 that FoodWIse, the federally funded nutrition-education program, is no longer provided in Calumet County following reductions in the Federal SNAP‑Ed budget. Hintz presented the UW Extension Calumet County Impact Report and identified the program change as a key local impact of federal funding reductions.
The committee received the impact report as information; the transcript records the department report but does not specify mitigation steps or replacement funding. The report also included other UW Extension highlights for natural resources and agriculture in the county. According to the meeting record, no motion or formal directive regarding FoodWIse funding or local service replacement was made during the meeting.
