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Worcester
Office
Martin Luther King Jr. Business
Empowerment Center
237 Chandler Street
Worcester, MA 01609
Phone: 508 831-1223
Fax: 508 831-0120
Contact:
Patricia Culross, BS
Extension Educator and Program Supervisor
Email: pculross@umext.umass.edu
Information
The Central Region NEP office, located in Worcester, offers both adult and youth programs in the greater Worcester area. Programs are also offered in Southbridge, Fitchburg and Leominster. Programs are delivered by professional staff and trained nutrition educators serving community agencies such as employment and training programs, pregnant and parenting teen programs, shelters, rehabilitation programs, mental health programs, Head Start and after-school and summer youth programs.
 Programs
Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Programs (EFNEP)
EFNEP is a program for limited resource families, especially those with young children. Participants gain knowledge and skills to plan low-cost nutritious meals, handle food safely and manage available food resources. EFNEP is delivered by trained nutrition educators and includes both adult and youth programs.
Family Nutrition Program (FNP)
FNP is a federally funded initiative to provide nutrition education for individuals and families who receive food stamps.
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Staff
William S. Coleman
Nutrition Educator
Wsc3@nutrition.umass.edu
Patricia Culross
Extension Educator
pculross@umext.umass.edu
Maria Ioannidou
Nutrition Educator
ioanni@umext.umass.edu
JoAnne Rondeau
Unit Clerk
jrondeau@umext.umass.edu
Antonia Young
Nutrition Educator
antoniay@umext.umass.edu
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Current
Year Collaborators
Family Nutrition Program (FNP)
- Children’s Friend, School Age Mothers’ Program (SAMs)
- Worcester Head Start
- Henry Lee Willis Center, Channing House
- Jeremiah’s Inn
- Sullivan Middle School
Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP)
- Aurora Project
- Channing Terrace
- Community Health Link
- Faith House
- Griffin House
- Grafton Job Corps
- Orchard Street House-Leominster
- Patricia Mays House
- Pernet Family Health Center
- Price Memorial
- Shepherds Place
- Southbridge CPM
- Southbridge YOU Inc.
- Training Resources of America
- YWCA
- Webster North Village Family Housing
Food Safety
- Rachels Table
- Worcester County Food Bank
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Directions
From Boston (Mass Pike)
- Take Mass Pike (I-90) West to exit 10.
- After tolls take I-290 East to exit 17(Route
9 West).
- Proceed on Route 9 West to Park Ave. (Route
9 & 12).
- Take left onto Park Ave. at Elm Park.
- Proceed to 2nd set of lights and take a left
onto Pleasant St., then take 1st right onto Dewey St.
- The parking lot for the center is on your
left, across from the entrance to the MLK Building.
From Points West:
- Travel east on Mass Pike (I-90) to exit 10.
Follow same as above from exit 10 Mass Pike.
Or
- Travel east on Route 9 to Chandler St. Take
right onto Chandler St., and then 1st left onto Dewey St. The
parking lot is on your right, across from the entrance to the
MLK Building.
From Points North & South:
Providence
- Take Route 146 North to Route 290 East. Once
in Worcester, take exit 17 (Route 9 West).
- Follow same as above from exit 17.
- Route 495 North or South
- Take 495 to 290 West to exit for Route 9 West
and follow directions above.
Route 128 North or South
- Take Route 128 to Mass Pike (I-90) and follow
the Mass Pike directions from Boston.
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