Tracy Bedford has been with OSU Extension for 4 years as the SNAP-Ed Program Assistant in Hamilton County.
“When I started with extension I was hired to educate the senior population in our county on eating healthfully while on a budget. The lessons we used were based on the USDA Dietary Guidelines and the newly released MyPlate,” stated Bedford.
Over the course of my time here our program has changed direction to include school aged kids in Cincinnati Public Schools, both during and after school, including the Summer Food Service Program during summer break.
Bedford reminded “,The program is state and Federally funded without any cost to our clients. It’s a free nutrition program for our lower income population that is in almost all of the 88 counties in Ohio.”
If you are an organization that works with this clientele and interested in our free classes please call our office at 513-946-8989 and ask for more information on the SNAP-Ed program.
