Wyoming’s Cent$ible Nutrition Program Downsized but Still Offering Area-Based Services

Posted on | by Brooke Ortel

Wyoming’s Cent$ible Nutrition Program (CNP), which provides free nutrition and physical activity education to residents with limited resources, has shifted from a county-based model to a regional structure in response to a loss of federal funding.

CNP participants develop practical skills to help stretch food dollars, increase food security, and improve physical health.

CNP educator smiles at the camera, holding a large bunch of unwashed carrots by their leafy green stems in each hand
Kelsi Goldfarb, a CNP educator based in Laramie County, with fresh carrots donated to a local hunger relief organization. Photo courtesy of CNP.

Formerly, CNP provided in-person programming in every Wyoming county and on the Wind River Indian Reservation. The program is now operating under an area-based model with seven educators across the state providing limited in-person education and online classes.

Contact information for area educators by county is as follows.

 Albany, Carbon counties
Contact: Ruth Lake
Phone: (307) 721-2571
Email: rlake4@uwyo.edu

Big Horn, Campbell, Johnson, Sheridan counties
Contact: Tanya McCoy
Phone: (307) 675-2989
Email: tmccoy8@uwyo.edu

Converse, Goshen, Niobrara, Platte counties
Contact: Mary Evans
Phone: (307) 322-3667
Email: mevans22@uwyo.edu

Fremont, Hot Springs, Washakie counties
Contact: Jolene Velarde
Phone: (307) 857-3660
Email: jvelard1@uwyo.edu

Laramie County
Contact: Kelsi Goldfarb
Phone: (307) 633-4383
Email: kmay6@uwyo.edu

Lincoln, Sweetwater, Uinta counties
Contact: Stephanie Anderson
Phone: (307) 783-0570
Email: stephanie.anderson@uwyo.edu

Natrona County
Contact: Ami Willadson
Phone: (307) 235-9400
Email: awillad1@uwyo.edu

Wind River Indian Reservation
Contact: Jolene Velarde
Phone: (307) 857-3660
Email: jvelard1@uwyo.edu

For those seeking in-person classes, refer to the contact information for the nearest CNP educator or contact the CNP state office at cnp-info@uwyo.edu or (307) 766-5375. The Wyoming Department of Family Services (DFS) can also help participants find a CNP class nearby.

Due to its reduced capacity, CNP does not currently have designated educators for the following counties: Crook, Park, Sublette, Teton, and Weston. However, CNP-eligible participants are encouraged to reach out to an area educator or the state office to find the nearest course.

CNP also offers online courses. To find the next scheduled class, visit uwyocnp.org, email cnp-info@uwyo.edu or contact an area educator.

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