For 30 years, SNAP-Ed helped people build healthy eating habits and be more active on a limited budget. Following a federal decision to end funding, the program was discontinued after July 4, 2025.
Through practical, hands-on education and local partnerships, SNAP-Ed helped 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 invested in lasting improvements through policy, systems, and environmental (PSE) work, which helped 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: 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!
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MSU Extension: 30 years of SNAP-Ed
Published on November 18, 2024
Current and former members of MSU Extension's Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Education team reflect on the program's changes over the last 30 years and impact on Michiganders throughout the state.
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MSU Extension makes a difference in Alcona County with SNAP-Ed
Published on June 7, 2024
MSU Extension is making a difference in counties like Alcona by providing people with the resources they need to lead healthier lives.
SNAP-Ed Success Story Articles
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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. -
Serving kids and supporting local foods through 10 Cents a Meal
Published on September 19, 2022
Mason County Eastern Schools and MSU Extension partner to support local success of 10 Cents a Meal. -
Pantry to preschool strengthens nutrition security for northern Michigan families
Published on June 16, 2022
Through innovative thinking, MSU Extension and Father Fred Food Pantry are bringing food security to Michigan families.