UC CalFresh Fresno/Madera Counties Program Manual

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Stephanie with her "Fall Into Nutrition" corner

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Intern Reflection Series: Stephanie Schnars

November 26th, 2018

Fresno and Madera Counties' UC CalFresh Nutrition Education Program has a long-standing partnership with the Fresno State Dietetic Internship Program. This blog post is part of our Intern Reflections Series.

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A display was prepared of the vegggie and hummus recipe. A few ingredients come together to make an easy and delicious snack

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UC CalFresh Brings Healthy Snack Day to Madera County

September 27th, 2018

Although the majority of the United States population consumes three meals a day, 40 to 50 percent also consume two to three snacks a day and about one-third consume four or more snacks a day.

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Summer Meals in Madera County

September 24th, 2018

The UC CalFresh Nutrition Education Program partnered with Dairy Council of California, Madera County and Public Health for this year's Summer Meals in Madera County. The event's goal was to provide meals to children during the summer as well as provide fun physical activities.

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Artwork created by kindergarten, first, and second grade that promotes heart health!

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Smarter Lunchrooms Success Stories from Fresno Unified

August 10th, 2018

By Nora R Lopez, Mishelle Costa

The UC CalFresh Nutrition Education Program and Fresno Unified School District Food Services Department began implementation of the Smarter Lunchrooms Movement (SLM) in 9 elementary schools starting during the 2017-2018 school year.

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Gerado reads the Hungry Little Catepiller to a class at Slater Elementary.

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Intern Reflection Series: Gerardo Lozano

August 8th, 2018

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Cassie reads Potter the Otter to an elementary class

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Intern Reflection Series: Cassie Kandarian

August 6th, 2018

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Parents putting their knife skills to the test.

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Eating Smart, Being Active in Madera

July 24th, 2018

By Elizabeth Lopez

UC CalFresh launched the new and improved Eating Smart, Being Active nutrition classes in Madera county. The first stop was Virginia Lee Rose Elementary! To reach parents, UC CalFresh partnered with the Parent Resource Center.

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Rethink Your Drink Day

July 10th, 2018

Sugary beverages are a sneaky source of excess sugar and calories. According to the CDC (2017), every day 63% of children and 49% of adults drink a sugar-sweetened beverage.

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Enlisting Head Start for Happy Healthy Me Curriculum

June 25th, 2018

UC CalFresh Nutrition Education Program has continued its partnership with Madera's Community Action Partnership of Madera County Head Start by providing nutrition lessons.

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Local Contributions Make Building a School Garden More Special

June 20th, 2018

Mrs. Roxie Schallberg quickly acknowledged that implementing the Lowe's garden grant required more than just a vision. After Madison Elementary received the grant money, there were steps to take with the district, school and maintenance staff to make this vision come to life.

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April 9th, 2018

My journey to UC CalFresh was quite interesting. It started with two employees recruiting volunteers for the MEET program in my health class at Fresno State. I recall contemplating the idea of volunteering since I was going to have school commitments happening around the same time.

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Intern Reflection Series: Maribel Barragan

April 2nd, 2018

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Garden to Table at Rescue the Children

March 26th, 2018

By Nancy R Zumkeller

First harvest is always an exciting time when gardening, but this first harvest proved to be extra special for a group of women and their children at Fresno Rescue Mission's Rescue the Children residential treatment program.

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From Volunteer to Employee

March 19th, 2018

I first heard about UC CalFresh while I was volunteering with a local organization. They had a booth at a community event and I learned so much about what the program does for Fresno County.

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Intern Reflection Series: Krizia Gonzalez

March 12th, 2018

During my rotation at University of California CalFresh Nutrition Education Program, I had a great time and learned about fun and engaging ways to provide nutrition education to children and adults.

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This program manual is written to help achieve work plan goals and updated to include best practices in delivery. If you have any questions about the expectations or forms on this website, please contact your direct supervisor.

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