Jerome Lawrence

Hello everyone, Jerome Lawrence, Virginia Cooperative Extension (VCE), and EFNEP Program Assistant serving families in the cities of Virginia Beach, Chesapeake, and The Eastern Shore

Just prior to VCE, I served full and part-time as Assistant Voter Registrar in the City of Virginia Beach, VA, and briefly as the Deputy Director of Elections and Deputy Registrar for the City of Norfolk, VA.

Other background includes -  U.S. Navy Surface Warfare Engineering Officer Technical Specialist (CWO3, Retired); Automation Electrical Technician, SEVERSTAL Steel Columbus, MS; Bachelor of Arts, Interdisciplinary Studies, Columbia College, Columbia, MO; and Master of Arts, Human Resources Development/Graduate honors, Webster University, St. Louis, MO.  

-Food plays many roles in our lives, and if we make smart choices, the foods we eat can help keep us healthy.  Living a healthy lifestyle includes balancing the food we eat with the physical activity we get-

Welcome to EFNEP – Free Nutrition, and Physical Movement Education based on the latest scientific research about food, physical activity, and health recommendations, derived from the Dietary and Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans (DGA/PAGA). 

The recommendations from the DGA have been put in a picture known as MyPlate, which serves as a guide in helping families to make healthy food choices, plan healthy meals and snacks, and be more physically active every day, to improve health and reduce risks such as heart disease, diabetes, and cancer.

• In EFNEP I help families learn how to plan and prepare healthy low-cost meals, and how to be more physically active
• I deliver EFNEP lessons in person, online, or over the phone to all families who meet the federal income guidelines, and who provide the feeding care of children 12 years or younger
• Lessons are either in four sessions (once a week/90mins.), or eight sessions (once a week/45mins.), participant’s choice.  EFNEP is open all year round to groups or individuals, and flexibility is built around class schedules that work best for participant
• In-Person/face-to-face lessons.  Includes actual hands-on cooking, and food demonstrations/food experiences.  In addition to a completion certificate, reinforcement bundle, and free subscription to the Food and Nutrition Program FRESH e-mail weekly newsletter, each participant also receives a slow cooker upon program completion
• Virtual online classroom (Zoom, etc.) & Over the Phone lessons. Each participant will receive a completion certificate, reinforcement bundle, and free subscription to the Food and Nutrition Program FRESH e-mail weekly newsletter filled with new recipes and helpful tips to cook safely and healthy, and to Eat Smart Move More
• To qualify, an adult family member may be single, married, male, female, pregnant, grand-parents, or caregivers, and all SNAP/WIC eligible families automatically qualify

For more information or enrollment
757-385-8154
tyelaw@vt.edu
jlawren@vbgov.com