Today we launched a new program – Everyday Food Smarts – in collaboration with the SD Domestic Violence Council and SD HHSA. This program was a variation on our Food Smarts Training Program. We took apart our curriculum and reassembled it to be used throughout an organization’s existing programming in a coordinated way by staff […]
News & Updates
Welcome My Tu!
We are pleased to announce that My Tu Duong has joined the Leah’s Pantry staff as a full-time Registered Dietician and Program Coordinator. My Tu graduated from Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo with a Bachelor of Science in Nutritional Science. Prior to Leah’s Pantry, she worked as a Degreed Nutritionist at Tiburcio Vasquez Health Center […]
Leah’s Pantry, HSA, and SFFB Awarded Large Grant for SNAP-Ed
San Francisco Human Services, Leah’s Pantry, and the San Francisco Food Bank recently received a large grant to provide nutrition education to CalFresh recipients in San Francisco. This multi-faceted grant, title Fresh Approach, will include our 6-week workshops and Food Smarts Training Program. We are hoping to run 75 workshops in San Francisco over the […]
Reduce Stress! Plan Meals!
By Adrienne Markworth Feeling stressed this morning? I was—general anxiety right as I sat down to work. Then I realized why: I had a training last week and went right to Los Angeles for the weekend with my family. My fridge is empty, I have a busy week ahead of me, and no idea what […]
March 2012 Events
Leah’s Pantry is busy in San Diego next month! We have been invited by the Salvation Army Kroc Center in City Heights to host a single-agency Food Smarts Training Program for their staff. They will train staff members from the Family Resource Center, the Gym, the Church, and Education Programs to run workshops for kids, […]
Congratulations FSTP San Diego Graduates!
Eleven San Diegans completed our Food Smarts Training Program on Friday, January 6th. They represented a wide variety of agencies, many working in the City Heights neighborhood. The training was a collaboration with Feeding American San Diego, who both helped fund the training and outreach to their partners. The training was held at City Height […]