Support UConn HNS

30+ Years as a Campus-Community Partnership working alongside Connecticut children, adults, families, and educators to build meaningful relationships and deliver impactful educational programs focused on healthy eating and physically active lifestyles, while at the same time developing UConn Students as family, community, and industry leaders.

Your support is both appreciated and impactful. Join us in making a difference by donating to UConn HNS!

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Program Scope

Each year UConn HNS staff, program leaders, interns, and service-learning students spend more than 5,000 hours building relationships and learning alongside more than 3,000 people of all ages across the state

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Check out our Educational Program Scope

Workforce Development

The recruitment, funding, and workforce development of talented and diverse UConn Students has served as an integral component of the UConn HNS model

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Learn more about the UConn HNS Talent Pipeline

Summertime Impact

Each summer UConn HNS staff and a team of UConn student interns spend 10 weeks engaging alongside more than 1,000 students, campers, caregivers, and seniors throughout the state

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Check out our Summertime Impact

Culture of Health

UConn HNS everyday presence at Fred D. Wish Museum School in Hartford, CT alongside PreK-5th grade students, school staff, families, and community partners works towards a larger "Culture of Health @ Wish School"  

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Culture of Health @ Wish School

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UConn Husky Nutrition & Sport Receives $4.9M in Federal Funding

The renewal of USDA funding will support the initiative for the next three years

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Neag School Expands its Early College Experience Courses, Allowing High School Students to Explore Careers in Education

More than 350 students from 21 partner schools were enrolled in the Neag School’s ECE courses in 2022-2023, an increase from 201 students in five districts the year before. 

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Twenty Years of Nutrition and Physical Education in Connecticut’s Communities

UConn Husky Nutrition & Sport, a merger of two SNAP-Ed programs, launches new website and sets high goals for its next phase of community and campus engagement

New USDA Grant Combines SNAP-Ed Programs to Promote Reach and Depth

The newly combined Husky Programs will continue promoting healthy lifestyles for SNAP recipients throughout the state.