Adult Program
CalFresh Healthy Living, UCCE (CFHL, UCCE) provides low-income participants hands–on nutrition and physical activity education through series-based and workshop classes. Priority class focuses included food resource management, garden-enhanced nutrition education and structured physical activity.
For a list of available curricula, please click here.
*To partner with CFHL, UCCE, your site must be serving a population where 50% or more of the clients meet one of the following guidelines:
- Have income at or below 185 percent of the Federal Poverty Guidelines;
- Parents or guardians of children at a school or childcare setting where 50% of the total population are receiving FRPM;
- CalFresh recipients OR Over 50% of the agency's clientele are eligible by income for CalFresh benefits (income of 130% of poverty or lower)
Impact
Of 104 adult participants surveyed, there was a 37% increase in food security and an 86% increase in frequency using the Nutrition Facts label when shopping.
“Thank you for these classes, I learned how to read the nutrition food labels. Now, I limit the amount of sugar and salt in my diet. Because of these healthy changes on my diet I was able to lose 7 pounds!"
— Parent Group of Wilhelmina Henry Elementary School
Agency Survey for Website
California's CalFresh Healthy Living, with funding from the United States Department of Agriculture’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program – USDA SNAP, produced this material. These institutions are equal opportunity providers and employers. For important nutrition information, visit the CalFresh Healthy Living website.