CalFresh Healthy Living
Catholic Charities is proud to offer the CalFresh Healthy Living Program! This program enables us to provide our clients with nutrition education, physical activity instruction, and environmental support. These services provide adults and children with the tools to choose healthier foods and beverages within a limited budget and choose more active lifestyles. Healthier diets and higher activity levels decrease the risk of chronic health-related diseases, including obesity.
The CalFresh Healthy Living Program has resumed monthly in-person classes at our Fresno office. We are also hosting virtual classes that are accessible anywhere!
Our Facebook Group page provides information regarding all nutrition classes’ availability, tips on budgeting and saving, physical activity, and healthy recipes. To check out upcoming class dates, please click here.
The CalFresh Healthy Living Program was instrumental in getting our Food Pantry recognized by Leah’s Pantry as one of 65 Gold-Certified Food Pantries in California. To do this, we improved nutrition education and distribution, community engagement, and the availability of healthy, non-perishable foods. We ensure that the food products we distribute have at most 7 grams of natural sugar per serving. This allows us to be part of the solution that nourishes communities in a healthy and equitable system.
We are grateful for the CalFresh Healthy Living Program, which helps us improve our communities’ health, wellness, and resilience through informed nutrition security.
