Youth
Families
Success Stories
Newsletter
Community Partners
Food & Nutrition
- USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA)
- USDA Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI)
- USDA's MyPlate
- My City Kitchen
- Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
- USDA EFNEP
- USDA SNAP-ED
- UConn Extension Master Gardener Program
- National Junior Master Gardener Program
- Department of Nutrition
Outreach Programs
Fitness
Youth Development
Funding Opportunities
Connecticut Fitness and Nutrition Clubs In Motion, is a 4-H Afterschool program designed to reduce obesity rates in children ages 9 to 14, through sustainable interventions surrounding food and fitness.
The program is a collaboration between the University of Connecticut College of Agriculture and Natural Resources Department of Extension, and the UConn Neag School of Education Department of Kinesiology.
CT FANs IM, was modeled after the original 4-H FANs Fitness and Nutrition Clubs, a USDA Children, Youth and Families at Risk (CYFAR) Program.
Like Us on Facebook
Follow us on Twitter
Linda Castro and the 4-H Teen Facilitators; teaching session in the garden.
“This project was supported by Agriculture and Food Research Initiative Competitive Grant Award No 2012-68001-19956 from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture.”