Our Work
The Nutrition Wellness Program manages the CalFresh Healthy Living Program (CFHL) funded by the USDA Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. In an effort to reduce chronic disease, the program utilizes education and policy, systems, and environmental change strategies to create healthy places to live, work and play. The Nutrition Wellness Program supports low-income communities with strategies to increase access to healthy foods, beverages and physical activity through a variety of free services, including:
- Nutrition, physical activity, and garden education classes and events
- Train the trainer workshops for community leaders to teach nutrition education
- Social marketing to help promote healthy communities
Health Highlight of the Month: Explore our monthly exercise's, recipes and gardening tips of the month below.
Fun Physical Activity for the rainy season!
Discover my Plate recipe for children.
Ideal for the Holiday season or any time.
View the recipe here.
Food Resources
Food Banks
Marin County food resource page
Canal
Marin City
- St Andrews Presbyterian
- Marin City CSD
- People’s Inter-Cities Fellowship
West Marin
Healthy Resources
Recipes:
Gardening Tips: (grow your own ingredients for your mash potatoes dish this Holiday season)
The Nutrition Wellness Program also manages the Marin Healthy Eating Active Living Initiative (MarinHEAL) Funded by the County of Marin. MarinHEAL is a Collective Impact initiative that convenes healthy eating active living stakeholders from many sectors across Marin County.
Visit our HEAL website to learn more about the work of MarinHEAL in developing equitable food systems.
