Free cooking classes are being offered for both Texas and Arkansas residents beginning June 30. Though the classes are free, you are encouraged to register for a spot as space will be limited.
Press Release:
Do you want to improve your cooking skills, cook healthy meals, save money at the grocery
store, and increase physical activity? Do you prepare meals for a child in your home? Does your
family participate in the SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program), WIC (Women,
Infants, and Children) or receive free or reduced school lunches? If so, EFNEP (Expanded Food
and Nutrition Education Program) has classes forming now. This is a series of classes and you
will need to attend all of them. They will be held June 30, July 7, July 14, and July 21. There will
be 2 options for classes at each of the time slots. One begins at noon and the other at 6:00 PM.
They will be held at the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture in Miller County,
1007 Jefferson Avenue, Texarkana, Arkansas. These classes are open to Arkansas and Texas
residents.This class is free but pre-registration is required as we have limited space. To register, call 870-
779-3609 or email cbattles@uada.edu or vkennedy@uada.edu . Visit us at
www.uaex.uada.edu/efnep for more information.
