MAINE, USA — The Maine SNAP-Ed program, which has provided nutrition education across the state for more than 30 years, will end on Sept. 30, 2025.

The shutdown follows the elimination of federal funding under Public Law 119-21, the budget reconciliation bill, also known as the Big Beautiful Bill .

According to the Maine SNAP-Ed website , the program employs more than 35 Nutrition Educators and Program Coordinators in every county. They have offered classes in schools, food pantries, Head Start centers, grocery stores, and Department of Health and Human Services offices. In the past year alone, educators led more than 7,500 classes reaching nearly 22,000 children and adults. Community projects supported by SNAP-Ed impacted about 9,000 people at 89 sites.

Funded by the U.S. Departmen

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