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Fall River Area Office
UMass Extension, Nutrition Education
Program
422 Mariano Bishop Blvd.
Fall River, MA 02720
Phone: 508-675-7315
Fax: 508-675-7467
Contact:
Pat Bebo, MS, RD, LDN
Extension Educator and Program Supervisor
Email: pbebo@umext.umass.edu
Information
As part of the Department of Nutrition within the University of Massachusetts Amherst School of the Public Health and Health Sciences, NEP extends university research and teaching to Massachusetts communities. Across Massachusetts, NEP offices serve as focal points for the design, delivery and evaluation of nutrition programs. They provide local leadership in areas of needs assessment, community partnerships, and staff training and development.
The Fall River Area office offers a variety of adult and youth
programs for the greater New Bedford, Fall River and Taunton
areas. Professional staff and trained nutrition educators collaborate
with community agencies, public schools and after-school and
vacation programs to provide nutrition education opportunities
for adults and youth, families and agency staff. Activities
include series and single-session workshops, interactive displays,
food demonstrations, newsletters and other print materials. Nutrition
education is provided through the Expanded Food and Nutrition
Education Program (EFNEP) and the Family Nutrition Program (FNP).
 Programs
EFNEP, a USDA funded program
for limited-resource families and youth, helps participants build
healthful eating habits. The program is delivered by nutrition educators
and includes a series of 8 workshops for adults or 4 workshops for
youth.
FNP, a federally funded initiative,
provides information about healthful eating to individuals and families
who are eligible for food stamps. In-school youth
participate in a series of 8 workshops, adults in single sessions
or series of workshops, and youth in vacation programs.
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Staff
Pat Bebo, MS, RD, LDN
Extension Educator
and Program Supervisor
pbebo@umext.umass.edu
Ruth C. Desmarais
Nutrition Educator
rdesmarais@umext.umass.edu
Joyce E. Gibson
Nutrition Educator
jegibson@umext.umass.edu
Luz Ocampo
Nutrition Educator
ocampo@umext.umass.edu
Nadeen T. Pina
Nutrition Educator
npina@umext.umass.edu
Louan M. Tavares
Nutrition Educator
ltavares@umext.umass.edu
Jessica Williams
Nutrition Educator
jessicaw@umext.umass.edu
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Current
Year Collaborators
Expanded
Food and Nutrition Education Program
- New Bedford Public Schools Parenting Teen
Program
- Steppingstone Inc.
- New Bedford Council on Substance Abuse –
Harmony House and WRAP House
- Catholic Social Services – Donovan House
- Harbor House
- Youth Build Inc.
- Family Resources Center
Family
Nutrition Program
- New Bedford Public Schools
- Fall River Public Schools
- Taunton Public Schools
- UMass Dartmouth College of Nursing
- Southeastern Massachusetts Agricultural Partnership
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