About Better Living for Texans:
A component of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), BLT provides educational programs to food stamp recipients, applicants, and other approved audiences to help improve their ability to plan and prepare nutritious meals, stretch food dollars, and prepare and store food safely. Additionally, BLT provides educational programs that help the target audience improve their overall diet quality and increase their level of physical activity.
BLT is delivered through a variety of teaching methods that reflect audience needs. Teaching methods include: lesson series, single education events, demonstrations, and tours. All programs and materials are FREE of charge and services are available to agencies, schools, and organizations that serve eligible populations.
With the presences of BLT in almost every county in the state, Texas AgriLife Extension Service is poised to reach all of Texas, both rural and urban, and increase the likelihood of meeting the nutrition education needs of under-served Texans.
Who’s Eligible to receive BLT services?
Primary Audience
- Supplemental Nutrition Assistance (SNAP) Recipients
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In addition, families that participate in or receive any of the following may be eligible:
- Head Start program
- WIC
- TANF
- SSI
- receives food from a food pantry or soup kitchen.
What do you teach?
For additional information contact:
Shannon Prichard
903-628-6702
Educational programs of the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service are open to all people without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetic information or veteran status. The Texas A&M University System, U.S. Department of Agriculture, and the County Commissioners Courts of Texas Cooperating.
