Our Mission
The California SNAP-Ed Mission
To inspire and empower under-served Californians to improve their health by promoting awareness, education, and community change through diverse partnerships, resulting in healthy eating and active living.
CalFresh Healthy Living, University of California helps people lead healthier lives.
As one of four State Implementing Agencies for CalFresh Healthy Living*, the University of California teaches people eligible for SNAP about good nutrition, how to make their food dollars stretch further, and how to be physically active at any age. Effective, evidenced-based nutrition education and physical activity classes are aligned with policy, systems and environmental change strategies to create long lasting community change.
Who We Are
- Educate - Increase nutrition and physical activity knowledge, skills, and practice
- Partner – Encourage state and local partnerships in support of shared goals
- Build Capacity - Advance local priorities through training and technical assistance
- Transform – Act as a catalyst for healthy lifestyle change
What We Do
- Promoting healthy people and communities
The CalFresh Healthy Living, University of California offers comprehensive evidence-based nutrition and physical activity education, aligned with policy systems and environmental change services in early childhood centers, schools and community environments. Services are provided in 32 counties with 3,000 volunteer “extenders” (trained teachers, after school staff, community members). Opportunities are identified to move programs from individual/group education and interventions to comprehensive interventions and, finally, multi sectoral community and public health approaches.
Who We Reach
The majority of CalFresh Healthy Living, University of California participants are preschool (3-5) and school aged youth (5-17) and their families. The program also works with SNAP-Ed eligible adults and seniors.
*California SNAP-Ed is administered by the California Department of Social Services in partnership with the California Department of Public Health, University of California, the California Department of Aging, and Catholic Charities of California, Inc.
USDA Non-Discrimination Statement
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 and for the USDA Non-Discrimination Statement please visit https://www.usda.gov/non-discrimination-statement.
Funding Statement:
This material was funded by USDA’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program-SNAP.
This institution is an equal opportunity provider.
Resources & Additional Resources:
If you would like more information on the updated USDA Dietary Guidelines, please visit: DGA.pdf
If you have further questions or need information regarding the CalFresh Healthy Living program in the Imperial Valley, please feel free to reach out to the CFHL program Supervisor, Arlene Silva Cordova at arwsilva@ucanr.edu or (442) 265-7700 ext 7715.