Here are the recordings and attachments from calls held in FFY2021
Topic: Participant Engagement During COVID
This Friday Forum discussed the different tactics and tools programs have used to reach and engage participants during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Topic: Friday Forum Food Security and the Pandemic
Come explore the various realms of food security and how it relates to the COVID-19 pandemic. Data from the WA State Food Security Survey was presented. Discussion includes changes in SNAP benefits, food banks, WIC, school nutrition resources, Pandemic EBT, and much more.
- Economic Security and Food Access in Washington State During the COVID-19 Pandemic
- Food Security Issues on the Ground in Washington
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Topic: Friday Forum Harvest of the Month and Working with Schools
Join us as our guest speakers share their experiences ands successes in different school programing such as Harvest of the Month, the Fresh Fruit & Vegetable program, Mood Boost Tastings, and more!
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Topic: Supporting Breastfeeding Moms
Guest speakers share their innovative strategies to promote breastfeeding. Some examples include: creating support groups, providing education, and supporting implementation of breastfeeding rooms in workplaces and schools.
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Topic: Fruit and Veggie Rx Programs
Come learn about how Fruit and Veggie Rx programs operate at different levels throughout the state. Speakers working in a variety of sectors discuss how these programs an successfully mitigate the effects of food insecurity in their communities.
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Topic: Active Transportation and Physical Activity
State partners from the Department of Transportation, Department of Health, Feet First, and WSU Cowlitz County share how successful active transportation projects can be achieved within SNAP-Ed.
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Topic: Working with Farmers Markets
Washington State Farmers Market Association lead Caprice Teske shares new information about using SNAP benefits at Farmers Markets. Local IA’s share how to collaborate with WSFMA Regional Leads and local implementing agencies from Region 3 share work they have done with Farmers Markets.
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Topic: SNAP-Ed Summer Programming
WA SNAP-Ed local implementing agencies and partners share examples of their summer programming and offer ideas on how other agencies can be engaged in similar programs.
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Topic: Health Equity
Bliss Collins from Northwest Harvest and Alexander Vickery from GRuB join Friday Forum for a discussion about Health Equity and share ways that their organizations are using participant input to make programs more inclusive.
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