CHARLESTON, W.Va, (WCHS) — Snap-Ed, a program supporting healthy living and eating, is in jeopardy of ending on Sept. 30 if the House of Representatives pass the 2025 reconciliation bill also know as the “one, big beautiful bill.”
Congressional leaders are hoping to pass the budget by July 4.
“In general, we reach over 10,000 kids with nutrition education a year and usually around 1,100 adults through these direct nutrition education classes that we offer. For West Virginia, our SNAP-Ed program, we’ve really focused on tying nutrition and agriculture together to accomplish the goals around increasing fruit and vegetable consumption, which will then lead to obesity prevention,” WVU Extension associate professor and public health specialist Kristin McCartney said.