Hope House’s Program Living for Men is a 12-Month recovery and restoration program. The program includes a phased approach focusing on spiritual, physical, emotional and educational development. Two of the SNAP-Ed Assistants from Warren County started a program with the men living at the facility. 

Many of the men struggled with poor nutrition and gaining weight after moving into the program living house. The Warren County SNAP-Ed Assistants taught a 6-week series that focused on creating healthy habits, meals, maintaining food safety practices, and learning money saving tips. Seventy-Five percent of participants showed an increase in eating vegetables more often each day. One hundred percent of participants showed an increase in food safety practices. The series also resulted in a policy change for Hope House. The director of the men’s program living began incorporating recipes from the Healthy Choices for Every Body curriculum into the weekly menu for the house. Several of the men reported that they made healthier snack choices after participating in the series.