SNAP-Ed, delivered by MSU Extension, helps make people and communities all across Michigan healthier.
Through practical, hands-on education and local partnerships, SNAP-Ed helps people with limited resources build lifelong skills around nutrition, cooking, physical activity, and budgeting for healthy meals.
But sustainable change takes more than knowledge. That’s why SNAP-Ed also invests in lasting improvements through policy, systems, and environmental (PSE) work, which helps reshape the places where people live, learn, and work so that healthier choices become easier and more affordable.
This page features the inspiring stories behind that work — from tackling food insecurity in high schools to launching creative partnerships that bring local farmers' produce to children through early care and education centers.
We invite you to explore these videos and articles and see what’s possible when education, partnership, and policy come together to support a healthier Michigan.
SNAP-Ed Success Story Videos
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SNAP-Ed: Bringing Physical Activity to the Classroom
Published on May 12, 2025
Jennifer Evenson is a Community Nutrition Instructor with Michigan State University Extension based in St. Clair County. As a Community Nutrition Instructor, Jennifer partners with community groups and schools, including East Shore Leadership Academy in Port Huron to provide classes on nutrition, health and physical activity.
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SNAP-Ed: School Nutrition Education in Action
Published on May 12, 2025
Candy Thick is a Community Nutrition Instructor with Michigan State University Extension based in Shiawassee County. As a Community Nutrition Instructor, Candy partners with community groups, including Leonard Elementary School to provide classes on nutrition, health, and physical activity.
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SNAP-Ed: Adult Transition Students Learn Nutrition and Cooking Skills
Published on April 25, 2025
MSU Extension community nutrition instructor, Vickie Pfeifer, teaches adult transition students nutrition basics and fundamental cooking skills.
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SNAP-Ed: Empowering Students with Nutrition Education and Food Access
Published on March 12, 2025
Michigan State University Extension community nutrition instructor Kendra Gibson collaborates with faculty and staff at Gateway 2 Success Academy to provide nutrition education and enhance food access.
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Growing Healthy Eaters: A SNAP-Ed PSE Success Story
Published on December 10, 2024
How do local partners collaborate to strengthen fruit and vegetable access for preschoolers in Northern Michigan? Learn more in this SNAP-Ed success story video!
SNAP-Ed Success Story Articles
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Michigan Land Grants work to expand tribal members' access to traditional foods
Published on June 6, 2025
A pilot project demonstrated the potential for land-grant institutions to come together in service of tribal communities and the clear demand for culturally grounded food access programs -
Community coaching for meaningful change
Published on April 10, 2025
MSU Extension SNAP-Ed and community partners leverage mini-grants for greater impact. -
Supporting lactating parents at a Michigan farmers market
Published on November 11, 2024
Mama’s Lexington Farmers' Market introduced a lactation tent to support families who attend the market. -
“It’s the right thing to do”: Comfort station for nursing parents at Michigan fair
Published on May 9, 2024
MSU Extension community nutrition instructor Carol Bublitz collaborates with community partners to create a designated private and clean space for nursing parents at St. Clair County 4-H and Youth Fair. -
How MSU Extension and Greater Lansing Food Bank support the right to food
Published on June 13, 2023
By creating meaningful, culturally preferred resources, the Greater Lansing Food Bank's Garden Project cultivates a sense of belonging among Lansing’s newest Americans.