TRAUMA-INFORMED TRAINING, CONSULTING, AND COMMUNITY PROGRAMS
Where Nourishment Meets Connection
We help organizations nourish their communities and create positive experiences with food through evidence-based training, programs, and consulting.
This training came at a perfect time. I am hoping to use these resources with the school.
Indiana Department of Health training participant
Thank you for this training. I'm excited about Leah's Pantry and feel it will help our pantries become stronger not just nutritionally but as a welcoming resource.
Good Shepherd Food Bank training participant
Thank you for the fabulous training and sharing your broad wealth of amazing resources!
Washington Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Education training participant
When we feel cared for and connected to others, and have opportunities to grow and learn—we thrive. This is why Leah's Pantry uses research on resilience and flourishing to build food and nutrition programs that foster belonging, dignity, and joy.
As the leading voice in trauma-informed nutrition and food security, we are your organization's partner for moving beyond short-term fixes and implementing initiatives that nourish all communities.
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Train facilitators in our proven programs, request a custom training on nutrition and food security, or give your whole team access to our online training library.
View TrainingsNavigate a Field in Transition
From the end of SNAP-Ed to new Dietary Guidelines, GLP-1s, and ultra-processed food legislation, the landscape is shifting fast. We help you update curricula, strengthen your coalition and co-design trauma-informed programs built for what’s next.
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Bring nutrition, movement, gardening and cooking programs to your California community. Our programs build lasting impact and put power in community hands.
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Find recipes on eatFresh.org or explore the National Nutrition Resource Library, a free, open-access collection of evidence-based nutrition, movement and garden curricula. Have something to share? Contribute to this collaborative effort.
Visit the National Nutrition Resource LibraryHow We Work
Proven Impact, Rigorous Standards, Community-Driven
Our work is grounded in peer-reviewed research, evidence-based methodologies, and two decades of measurable community outcomes. Every program, curriculum, and training is built on a foundation of academic rigor and community validation.
We Translate
We take research on trauma, resilience, and nutrition and turn it into easy-to-run, fun-to-join programs that create meaningful, measurable change in behavior and community environments.
We Generate
We also add to the evidence base by contributing peer-reviewed and community-based research that shapes the work of others.
We Collaborate
We prioritize connection and community. Our unique program development process integrates the wisdom and experience of partners and program participants.
CurriculumEverybody Loves Line Dancing
A six-week program that pairs low-impact line dancing with short nutrition lessons and recipe tastings, designed for older adults at every level of mobility.
- Audience
- Older Adults
- Languages
- English, Cantonese
- Facilitator training
- No facilitator training needed
ProgramWiser Dining
A program that helps congregate meal sites for older adults become more welcoming, healthy, and connected.
- Audience
- Older Adults
- Languages
- Various (NPP and Wiser Dining)
- Facilitator training
- Facilitator training required
ProgramTastetivities Toolkit
Flexible fruit-and-vegetable activities that help young children explore, grow, and taste new foods with joy.
- Audience
- Early Childhood (0–5), Parents/Guardians
- Languages
- English, Spanish
- Facilitator training
- Facilitator training required
ProgramNutrition Pantry Program
A step-by-step program that helps food pantries create healthier, more welcoming food distributions.
- Audience
- Young Adults, Adults, Older Adults
- Languages
- Various (NPP and Wiser Dining)
- Facilitator training
- Facilitator training required
CurriculumKids Body Connection
Playful, 30-minute mindful movement lessons that help kids connect with their bodies and build healthy habits.
- Audience
- Elementary School, Middle School
- Languages
- English, Spanish
- Facilitator training
- Facilitator training required
CurriculumGarden Smarts
A flexible, hands-on nutrition-focused garden education curriculum for K–8 students in indoor or outdoor spaces.
- Audience
- Elementary School, Middle School
- Languages
- English
- Facilitator training
- Facilitator training required
CurriculumFostering Nourished Families
A trauma-informed nutrition program that helps foster and kinship caregivers create nourishing, stable mealtimes.
- Audience
- Adults, Parents/Guardians, Organizational Staff
- Languages
- English
- Facilitator training
- Facilitator training required
CurriculumFood Smarts Waste Reduction Adults
A three-week workshop series that helps households waste less food and stretch their food dollars.
- Audience
- Young Adults, Adults, Older Adults, Parents/Guardians
- Languages
- English, Spanish, Chinese-Simplified
- Facilitator training
- Facilitator training required
CurriculumFood Smarts for Recovery
A six-week adaptation of the Food Smarts curriculum that supports adults in substance use recovery with nutrition, mind-body practices, and cooking skills.
- Audience
- Young Adults, Adults, Older Adults
- Languages
- English, Spanish
- Facilitator training
- Facilitator training required
ProgramFood Smarts for FIM
A self-paced, trauma-informed nutrition education library for Food Is Medicine programs.
- Audience
- Adults, Older Adults
- Languages
- Various (NPP and Wiser Dining)
- Facilitator training
- Facilitator training required
CurriculumFood Smarts for College Students and Young Adults
An eight-lesson cooking and nutrition series for college students and young adults short on time, space, and budget.
- Audience
- High School, Young Adults
- Languages
- English
- Facilitator training
- Facilitator training required
CurriculumFood Smarts Cooking Club
An accessible adaptation of Food Smarts that builds cooking and nutrition skills for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
- Audience
- High School, Young Adults, Adults, Older Adults
- Languages
- English
- Facilitator training
- Facilitator training required
Web ResourceEatFresh.org
A free website with healthy, budget-friendly recipes, cooking tips, and nutrition information for the whole family.
- Audience
- High School, Young Adults, Adults, Older Adults
- Languages
- Various (NPP and Wiser Dining)
- Facilitator training
- No facilitator training needed
CurriculumDads Around the Table
A four-week nutrition workshop series that helps fathers and father figures nourish their families with confidence and connection.
- Audience
- Adults, Parents/Guardians
- Languages
- English
- Facilitator training
- Facilitator training required
CurriculumBody Connection
Easy-to-follow, 30-minute mindful movement lessons that energize adults and complement nutrition education.
- Audience
- High School, Young Adults, Adults, Older Adults
- Languages
- English, Spanish
- Facilitator training
- Facilitator training required
ProgramGarden Maintenance
Ongoing care that keeps school gardens growing and ready for learning.
- Audience
- Organizational Staff
- Languages
- English
- Facilitator training
- No facilitator training needed
ProgramGarden Builds
Turning asphalt schoolyards into green outdoor classrooms.
- Audience
- Organizational Staff
- Languages
- English
- Facilitator training
- No facilitator training needed
ProgramGarden Education
Hands-on, standards-aligned garden lessons taught during the school day at under-resourced San Diego schools.
- Audience
- Elementary School
- Languages
- English
- Facilitator training
- No facilitator training needed
CurriculumFood Smarts Waste Reduction Kids
Five hands-on lessons where kids explore food waste from farm to fork and prepare tasty and nutritious recipes with scraps and leftovers.
- Audience
- Elementary School, Middle School
- Languages
- English
- Facilitator training
- Facilitator training required
CurriculumFood Smarts Kids
Hands-on nutrition lessons that help elementary and middle school students make healthy choices.
- Audience
- Elementary School, Middle School, High School
- Languages
- English
- Facilitator training
- Facilitator training required
CurriculumFood Smarts Adults
A flexible, learner-centered nutrition curriculum for adults, proven to improve healthy eating and food budgeting.
- Audience
- High School, Young Adults, Adults, Older Adults, Parents/Guardians
- Languages
- English
- Facilitator training
- Facilitator training required
CurriculumNourishing Families Around the Table
A six-week nutrition series that helps parents and caregivers nourish their families and themselves.
- Audience
- Adults, Parents/Guardians
- Languages
- English, Spanish, Pashto, Hmong
- Facilitator training
- Facilitator training required
CurriculumYoung Adults Around the Table
A six-week cooking and nutrition series that builds young people's connection to food, self, and community.
- Audience
- Middle School, High School, Young Adults
- Languages
- English
- Facilitator training
- Facilitator training required
CurriculumOlder Adults Around the Table
A six-week, strengths-based nutrition series that helps older adults eat well, move more, and stay connected.
- Audience
- Older Adults
- Languages
- English, Spanish
- Facilitator training
- Facilitator training required
Two Decades of Experience Partnering with Organizations Nationwide
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Years of Impact
3,000+
Organizational Partners
10,000+
Trained Implementers
300,000+
Program Participants
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Praise from our Partners
I would say, if anything, I learned that I feel passionate about food and nutrition and I care a lot about other people understanding and learning more.
New Hampshire Food Bank training participant
The trauma based approach is exactly what we all should be doing to address the needs of our community.
Training Participant
I appreciate the inclusion of toxic stress as a topic in both the training and the curriculum. I think understanding how toxic stress affects us will help participants make more sense of some of their feelings and experiences, as well as help them develop and practice coping strategies.
Training Participant
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Compassion in Practice: A Trauma-Informed Approach for Dietitians
Earn 2 CPEUs while learning practical strategies for applying trauma-informed principles in clinical, counseling, and community settings.
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Nutrition, Food Security & Support: Women & Stimulant Use in Rural Areas
Learn how stimulant use can affect women's health, nutrition, and food security, particularly in rural communities. Explore strength-based and trauma-informed approaches that help staff support women in recovery and promote health and wellness.
Reframing Nutrition Messages: Tips and Tools for Dietitians
Earn 2 CPEUs while learning how to reframe nutrition messaging, reduce assumptions and bias, and center client voices.
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Trauma-Informed Customer Service
Apply trauma-informed principles to handle difficult situations more effectively and compassionately in community programs.
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Building Nourishing Pantries
Learn trauma-informed, client-centered strategies for food pantry operations and explore the role of pantries in advancing community food security.
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Food Smarts Facilitator Training
Get certified to facilitate Food Smarts, a flexible, learner-centered cooking and nutrition curriculum with materials and lesson plans appropriate for K–12 youth and adults (including older adults).
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