Western Region — Collaborators

The Springfield NEP office offers nutrition education programs for youth, adults and families in western Massachusetts. Paraprofessional and professional staff collaborate with local public schools, recovery programs, shelters, after-school community programs, career training programs, young parent programs and community agencies to design, develop and teach nutrition lessons to the children, their teachers and parents. Activities include in-classroom lessons, single-session workshops, lesson series, educational displays and distribution of print materials.

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Education (SNAP-Ed) Collaborators:

• Chicopee Public Schools
• Gandara Center - Springfield Family Resource Center
• Greenfield Public Schools
• Holyoke Public Schools
• Springfield Housing Authority
• Springfield Public Schools (Health/PE Program)
• Springfield Public Schools (Preschool Program)
• Square One, Springfield

Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program Collaborators:

• Acorn St. Boys and Girls Club, Springfield
• Boys and Girls Club of Greater Westfield
• Care Center, Holyoke
• Carew St. Boys and Girls Club, Springfield
• Center for Human Development, Springfield
  • Community Adolescent Treatment Program, Springfield
  • Shelter, Holyoke
  • Foster Parenting Program, West Springfield
• Community Education Project Adult Education, Holyoke
• Department of Youth Services (DYS) Teen Program, Springfield
• Gandara-
  • Main Street, Springfield
  • Residential Shelter, Chicopee
  • Serenity House, Holyoke
  • Community Housing Program, Holyoke
• Holyoke Adult Learning Program (Halo)
• Holyoke Public Schools Parent Programs
• Martin Luther King Community Center, Springfield
• Meadow Brook Apartments, Florence
• New England Farm Workers Council, Springfield
  • Family First Shelter, Springfield
• New England Farmworkers, Holyoke
  • New Beginnings, Holyoke
• Open Pantry Community Service: Teen Living Program, Springfield
• Orange St. Parent Group, Springfield
• Pioneer Valley Opportunity Council- Main St. Inn, Holyoke
• Phoenix Corporation - Phoenix Academy, Springfield
• Providence Ministries – Foodworks, Holyoke
• Salvation Army Youth Program, Holyoke
• Springfield Housing Authority
  • Sullivan Housing
  • Talk Read and Succeed
• Springfield Parks Dept.
• Springfield Public Schools Parent Programs
• Training Resource of America
  • Young Parenting Program, Springfield
  • Young Parenting Program, Holyoke
  • ESOL programs, Springfield
• Wayfinders, Springfield
  • Prospect Shelter, Springfield
  • Residential Housing, Indian Orchard
  • Woodside Terrace, Springfield
• The Wright Home, Easthampton
• West Springfield Library – ESL Program
• YWCA of Western Mass
  • Parent Group, Springfield
  • Teen Parents, Springfield