UC Delivers

UC Delivers is a collection of examples showing how UC ANR is making a difference in California's communities.

UC Delivers is managed by UC ANR Program Planning and Evaluation. For instructions on how to write a UC Delivers Post, click here. For instructions on how to submit a post, you can download this PDF. Please contact Christina Becker at christina.becker@ucop.edu for more information.

Teachers guide preschool students through Fuel Their Minds tasting activity with garbanzo bean hummus dip, whole wheat crackers, and carrots.

Fuel Their Minds: Two Decades of UCCE Experiential Health Education Improves the Health of Preschoolers

June 9, 2026

By Marcel Horowitz, Monica C Drazba, Leticia Flores

For 20 years, the Yolo SNAP-Ed program improved the health of young childhood by increasing fruit and vegetable consumption, physical activity habits and healthful behaviors. Over 16,268 children received nutrition and health education in English and Spanish through the program.

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A teen teacher volunteer leads a Cooking Academy lesson at Mary Tsukamoto Elementary School in Sacramento, California.

Sacramento Teens Increase Workforce Readiness, Civic Engagement and Health Equity

June 9, 2026

By Marcel Horowitz, Laura A Quinones Neri, Marianne Bird, Macey Crist

Sacramento teens are building brighter futures for themselves and their communities through the Cooking Academy, a hands-on program led by University of California Agriculture & Natural Resources. As a result of teaching younger students essential cooking skills, 100% of teen teachers reported improvements…

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Youth give project presentations showcasing their planned projects to improve their community.

My Hometown is Cool! Modoc County 4-H Enhances Community Leadership & Increases Civic Engagement In Youth

May 4, 2026

By Sadie E Camacho, Laura K Snell

High School teens learn about their community and youth voice, through curriculum that increases civic engagement opportunities, securing over $2000 in funding to implement youth-led community projects.

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Screenshot of portion of Inyo County data story titled CFHL Efforts are Making a Difference in Inyo County. Includes bulleted highlights of the program and a photo of 6 smiling elementary school students.

Nutrition Policy Institute’s Data Storytelling Toolkit supports local health departments to engage community stakeholders with data-backed information

April 29, 2026

By Carolyn D Rider, Miranda W Brown

With the help of communication workshops and a Data Storytelling Toolkit provided by the Nutrition Policy Institute, local health department professionals share the impact of CalFresh Healthy Living to engage community stakeholders and secure funding to continue community health programs after the loss of…

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Luis Espino, Rice Advisor, standing in a rice field holding weedy rice plants in the air.

California Weedy Rice Research and Extension supports the stability, efficiency, and profitability of agriculture and working landscapes

April 22, 2026

By Whitney B Brim-Deforest, Luis A Espino, Kassim Al-Khatib, Michelle M Leinfelder-Miles

A UCCE program spanning 9 counties and 14,000 surveyed acres is helping CA rice growers fight weedy rice—a threat that can cut yields by 69%—through new science, training, and certified seed rules.

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