Success StoryOld School Apartments
Old School Apartments
Author: Stacy Trent
Planning Unit: Breathitt County CES
Major Program: Accessing Nutritious Foods (general)
Outcome: Initial Outcome
According to U.S. Census Bureau, more than 12% of low-income seniors live alone in Wolfe County and the poverty rate for seniors is 18%. These older adults are struggling with housing and health care bills, inadequate nutrition, and not having transportation. According to the USSA Economic Research Service in 2015, 2.9 million households with a senior aged 65 or older experienced food insecurity. To help address this issue the Wolfe County Cooperative Extension Service, SNAP-Ed assistant partnered with the Campton Old School Apartments (senior section), which is affordable housing that serves low income renters in the city of Campton. The 7 month program offered seniors help with learning to manage their SNAP benefits, to learn more skills about food safety, and learn to prepare meals for 1 or 2 people. The program used the Healthy Choices for Every Body curriculum. Out of the 8 participants there was a 50% improvement in comparing food prices more often to help make the SNAP benefits stretch. An 88 % improvement was made on planning meals before shopping and that included planning meals for 1 or 2 people. At the end of the 7 month program participants were excited that they could stretch their money and learned how to cook for just themselves rather than a whole family. One participant stated, “I learned that I can plan a menu for just myself by making a recipe and freezing it into enough for one person. I made a whole chicken last night and divided it up into smaller portions so that I can have a different meal every night.” Another participant stated, “ I learned how to compare food prices, I learned about unit pricing and I have had SNAP benefits left over at the end of the month.”
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