CalFresh Healthy Living
Background
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is the nation’s first line of defense against hunger and a powerful tool to improve nutrition among low-income people. In California, SNAP is known as CalFresh Food (formerly CalFresh). This program issues monthly electronic benefits to low-income populations who meet federal income eligibility rules and want to add to their budget to put healthy food on the table. The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program-Education (SNAP-Ed), known in California as the CalFresh Healthy Living Program is a federal/State partnership that provides nutrition education for individuals who are enrolled in or eligible to enroll in SNAP. The CalFresh Healthy Living Program supports healthy, active and nourished lifestyles by teaching Californians about good nutrition and how to stretch their food dollars, while also building partnerships in communities to make the healthy choice, the easy choice. The CalFresh Healthy Living Program improves the nutritional health of low-income Californians by providing access to nutrition education, physical activity education, and leadership toward healthy community initiatives.
Our CalFresh Healthy Living Funded Partners
The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health is partnering with 18 organizations to improve access to healthy food and prevent diet-related chronic diseases among Los Angeles County’s low-income families. View the full list of CalFresh Healthy Living partners
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Some of the program's success stories can be viewed here.
Below is a list of CalFresh Healthy Living funded partners by sector and the activities and strategies they are implementing:
Early Childhood Education
Funded Partners
- The Children’s Collective, Inc.
Activities and Strategies
- Conduct nutrition education and physical activity classes
- Increase access to healthy food
- Promote CalFresh Food
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Implement
Smarter
Mealtimes
- Improve physical activity
K-12 Schools and Afterschool Programs
Funded Partners
- Glendale Unified School District
- awndale Elementary School District
- Pasadena Unified school District
Activities and Strategies
- Conduct nutrition education and physical activity classes
- Increase access to healthy food
- Promote CalFresh Food
- Promote water consumption
- Implement Smarter Lunchroom Movement
- Implement share tables
- Improve physical activity
Health Care Clinics
Funded Partners
- Venice Family Clinic
- Northeast Valley Health Corporation
- Asian Pacific Health Care Venture
Activities and Strategies
- Conduct nutrition education and physical activity classes
- Increase access to healthy food
- Promote CalFresh Food
- Implement food insecurity screening and referrals
Food Banks/Pantries
Funded Partners
- Antelope Valley Partners for Health
- Los Angeles Regional Food Bank
Activities and Strategies
- Promote CalFresh Food
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Implement the
Nutrition Pantry
Program
Produce Distribution
Funded Partners
- Social Justice Learning Institute
- Asian Pacific Islander Forward Movement – Special Service for Groups, Inc.
- Los Angeles Regional Food Bank
- Seeds of Hope, Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles
Activities and Strategies
- Deliver free produce to early childhood education centers, schools, and healthcare clinics
- Distribute produce in parks and other community-based settings
Nutrition Education and Physical Activity
Funded Partners
- Active San Gabriel Valley
- Adventist Health Glendale Foundation
- California State University – Northridge
- National Health Foundation
- Food Access LA
- The Whole Child
Activities and Strategies
- Conduct nutrition education and physical activity classes at schools, parks, and community-based settings
Promotores Training Program
The Promotores Training Program is a training series developed to train promotores, community health workers and health educators to become a trusted community resource for nutrition information, food assistance programs, and food resources.
View CalFresh Healthy Living Promotores Training Program