Polk County Extension
Expanded Food & Nutrition
Education Program

Joyce Tompkins - Expanded Food & Nutrition Education Program

Brief Description of the Program

The Expanded Food & Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP) reaches families with incomes at or below the poverty threshold, or families that qualify for Federal Food Assistance Programs (ie WIC, Food Stamps, TAMF, Head Start, Free or Reduced School Lunches) when these families have school aged or younger children at home.  Pregnant women who qualify for WIC also qualify for EFNEP.

Educational Background

  • 1974 - Graduated Deland Senior High School, Deland FL
  • 1981-1983 - Daytona Beach Community College, Daytona, FL (EMT I, Basic Nutrition)
  • 2004-Present - Polk Community College (Continuing Education towards Associate Degree)

Experience

  • 2003-Present
    EFNEP Program Assistant
    Polk County
    Cooperative Extension Service
  • 2000-2003
    Medical Coder
    Watson Clinic
  • 1998-2000
    Lakeside Pediatrics
  • 1988-1993
    EFNEP Program Assistant
    University of Vermont Extension Service
    Orleans County
    Newport, Vermont



L. Joyce Tompkins

Contact Information

L. Joyce Tompkins
PO Box 9005, Drawer HS03
Bartow FL 33831-9005
Phone:  (863) 519-8677 ext. 114
FAX:  (863) 534-0001
E-mail: j6256@ufl.edu

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