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, TANF, 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
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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
Resources
- Lake Alfred Citrus Research Education Center
- Edis - Extension Publications UF/IFAS
- Fawn - Florida Automated Weather Network
- University of Florida
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