Nutrition LA

Our Purpose and Commitment

About Us

Nutrition Access LA is a multi-sector coalition made up of partners from government, community-based organizations, advocacy, health care, school districts and other sectors working collaboratively to ensure all people in Los Angeles County have access to sufficient, nutritious, and affordable food.
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Mission

To ensure that people who are vulnerable in Los Angeles County have sufficient, nutritious, and affordable food through policy changes and organizational/institutional capacity building.

Vision

A food and nutrition secure Los Angeles County.

Goals

• Educate community members on how to navigate nutrition assistance programs and other nutrition and food resources.
• Inform partner organizations on food and nutrition insecurity, nutrition assistance programs, food and nutrition policy and other nutrition and food resources.
• Advance food and nutrition policy related to nutrition insecurity, food assistance programs and other nutrition and food resources.
• Increase coordination and collaboration among Nutrition Access LA member organizations, including healthcare, community-based organizations, non-profits, and government agencies.

Steering Committee

• Ana-Alicia Carr, Co-Chair, Los Angeles Food Policy Council, Director of Policy & Coalitions, Los Angeles Food Policy Council  
• Fatinah Darwish-Elsherbiny, Co-Chair, Senior Program Manager, Nutrition and Physical Activity Program, Los Angeles County Department of Public Health
• Andrea Cuellar, Program Manager, No Kid Hungry 
• David Serby, Resource Manager, 211 LA 
• Denise Gee, Deputy Director, Public Health Foundation Enterprise WIC 
• Frank Tamborello, Executive Director, Hunger Action LA 
• Ani Aratounians, Director of Nutrition Services, Los Angeles Regional Food Bank 
• Jonelle Williams-Pagan, Program Manager, No Kid Hungry 
• Kameron Mims-Jones, Policy Advocate, Nourish CA 
• Roobina Gerami, Human Services Administrator III, CalFresh Nutrition Program, Department of Public Social Services 

Resources

Recently updated flyers on local food resources and federally funded food assistance programs available in Los Angeles County, including CalFresh, Home-Delivered Meals, Market Match, School Meals, and Summer Meals. These fact sheets are available in both English and Spanish. They can be co-branded with your organization’s logo. Word and PDF versions are available to download below. The PDF versions are all 508 compliant, meaning they are accessible to individuals with disabilities.

English Food Resource Fact Sheets

• Calfresh PDF | Microsoft Word
• Home Delivered Meals PDF | Microsoft Word
• Market Match PDF | Microsoft Word
• School Meals PDF | Microsoft Word
• Summer Meals Program PDF | Microsoft Word
• Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) PDF | Microsoft Word

Spanish Food Resource Fact Sheets

• Calfresh PDF | Microsoft Word
• Home Delivered Meals PDF | Microsoft Word
• Market Match PDF | Microsoft Word
• School Meals PDF | Microsoft Word
• Summer Meals Program PDF | Microsoft Word
• Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) PDF | Microsoft Word

CalFresh & WIC 101: Program Basics and Benefits Workshop

To learn more information about Nutrition Access LA, contact:

Fatinah Darwish-Elsherbiny, MPH, RDN

Senior Program Manager