Food Access
The Berkeley Food Institute seeks to transform food systems to expand access to healthy, affordable food and promote sustainable and equitable food production. BFI is empowering new leaders with the capacity to cultivate diverse, just, resilient, and healthy food systems. The institute implements research and educational programs linked to policy...
CFPA is dedicated to increasing access to nutritious, affordable food for low-income Californians. Its school-food related areas of focus are school breakfast and lunch, meal enrollment, afterschool nutrition, early childhood nutrition, summer nutrition, and REAL (Real Eats for Academics and Life) school food.
The website features nutrition action...
UC Davis established the Center for Nutrition in Schools (CNS) in response to the needs of teachers and administrators for nutrition education resources and professional development opportunities. CNS provides research-based nutrition education programs and resources that improve student health and assist students in achieving their full potential...
EatFresh.org is an online resource for CalFresh eligible individuals and families, though this website is a great resource for anyone who wants to improve their health. EatFresh.org seeks to: encourage cooking at home with fresh foods and minimally processed non-perishables, show users that healthy change can happen even when barriers exist, and help...
About 1,500 foster youth age out of Los Angeles’ child welfare system each year. Within one year, one-fifth will be arrested or incarcerated. Within two years, half will be unemployed. Working with this population, along with adults transitioning out of incarceration and individuals who have come out of homelessness, Empower L.A.’s culinary job training...
This article reviews the benefits and challenges of farm-to-school efforts, describing some of the innovative ways that food service directors on California’s Central Coast are working to overcome challenges by forming effective partnerships with other school districts and with food banks and produce distributors.
It also describes how efforts to...
According to the NRDC, up to 40% of food in the United States is wasted. At the same time, one in six individuals lack adequate access to food. Food Forward presents a simple solution to this disparity by connecting surplus produce with the food insecure people in Southern California communities. They collect fresh fruits and vegetables that would...
The Food Justice curriuclum is designed to engage high school-aged youth in conversations about food environments, food as a social justice issue, nutrition, and the power of commercials and social marketing. Through exposure to concepts such as the food environment, food justice, nutrition concepts, media literacy, and social marketing, the youth are...
LAUSD has adopted a policy allowing schools to donate unused food to community organizations providing services to families and children. This website provides an FAQ and other information about the provisions and procedures of the policy, which was devised to avoid discarding excess food.
The Los Angeles Food Policy Task Force sees "Good Food" as the new paradigm within the food system — encouraging production, distribution, accessibility and consumption of high-quality food to build a healthy, just, and sustainable food system.
A Good Food System prioritizes the health and well-being of our residents; makes healthy, quality food...
Transforming Corner Stores: Integrating Health, Food and Community is a guide to implementing a corner store conversion, detailing lessons learned from a UCLA initiative to change the food environment in the Boyle Heights and East Los Angeles communities of Los Angeles. The community-based program built strong community partnerships, transformed corner...
