The goal of SNAP-Ed is to support limited-resource families in making healthy food and lifestyle choices. This is where the Business Development Program, with its workshops and relationships with Nevada business programs, steps in to act as a guide.Conflict has surrounded the Truckee, Carson and Walker River Basins for decades. Nevada School Options is partnering with the National Summer School Initiative (NSSI) to offer a free daily virtual summer school program for students in grades 3-8.

The statewide program creates an opportunity for parents and young children to interact around literacy and language activities.The purpose of Nevada’s Federally Recognized Tribal Extension Program (FRTEP) is to improve the ability of Native American farmers and ranchers to manage their agricultural enterprises effectively, efficiently and profitably.The toolkit is developed to provide guidance for communities and on-the-ground organizers engaging in collaborative planning to reduce their threat to wildfire.Extension has been instrumental in bringing about the "Nevada Food Safety Task Force," which strives to provide a working forum for food safety experts and to improve communication between all entities that are held accountable for food safety and security within our state.Improving Food Safety Education for Child and Adult Care Providers in Nevada.The program targets families where, due to the young age, inexperience or limited resources of the parents, young children are placed at-risk for developmental delays and later school difficulties.A workforce development program to train green industry professionals, who receive continuing education units for pesticide applicator, ISA-certified arborist and Qualified Water Efficient LandscaperGrow Yourself Healthy works with students at Libby Booth Elementary School and Mariposa Academy in Washoe County to increase their willingness to taste new fruits and vegetables, overall consumption of vegetables, and physical activity. Nevada has been involved in 4-H camping since the first 4-H camp took place on the University of Nevada, Reno campus in 1930. Enjoy the pomegranate, lemon, bottle brush and palm trees; the rose and cactus gardens; and the wandering pathways, fountain and garden pool.Extension's Pahrump Master Gardener Volunteers maintain the Desert Demonstration Garden, which features landscape and fruit trees, shrubs and plants suitable for the Mojave Desert climate, plus seasonal vegetable beds to show what you can grow to feed yourself and your family. This program teaches youth about Nevada’s water issues and helps them develop the skills needed to address future water conflicts.Capacity building strengthens an organization’s ability to fulfill its mission to have a positive impact on communities. Located on the University of Nevada, Reno campus, THINK offers students the opportunity to take two college courses taught by university faculty for college credit. Search

Camp Wasiu II is a traditional residential camp located in Sierra City, CA in the Tahoe National Forest, serving girls entering 1st grade up through high school. Students help to cultivate and distribute vegetables and herbs for culinary classes and community food ban.Sam Cordes, Emeritus Professor from Purdue University, presented his keys to future success for rural development at the Building a Stronger Nevada Economic development Workshop.