Connecting the Dots - Basics Training is designed for newer CFHL staff. Originally a pre-forum session, this training is a little different. This is a self-paced course and two live session training that will provide the "big picture" and introduce foundational models, plans, and frameworks of CFHL.

Dive into creating sustainable nutrition changes for congregate meal sites. Wiser Dining is a comprehensive policy, systems, and environmental (PSE) change intervention for congregate meal sites that supports a client-centered, health-promoting, positive experience for clients, staff, and volunteers. Whether you want to enhance your community reach, offer more informed choices, or explore new PSE change strategies, this webinar is for you!

This in-person, two-day workshop is designed to provide participants with the knowledge, skills, and resources to plan, develop, and sustain an edible school or community garden. Participants must attend both days.

Join us on Wednesday, May 29, 2024, for a free in-person event hosted by the Bay Area Nutrition and Physical Activity Collaborative (BANPAC) and CalFresh Healthy Living Statewide Training. The Bay Area Promising Practices Summit will be held in Oakland, California and will concentrate on successful initiatives and practical tips for implementing food waste prevention, reduction, and redistribution programs in your community. The Summit will also offer an opportunity to explore methods for guaranteeing that programs and initiatives are accessible, inclusive, and equitable for all members of the community.

The Systems Approaches for Healthy Communities (SAHC) PSE learning collaborative is designed to identify and describe key concepts related to policy, systems, and environmental (PSE) change interventions.

This training is for CFHL educators wanting to learn how to take a trauma-informed approach in their community garden education programs and policy, systems, and environmental (PSE) change interventions.

Food Smarts is a flexible, learner-centered cooking and nutrition curriculum with materials and lesson plans appropriate for K-12 youth and adults (including older adults).

This interactive training is designed for staff and volunteers involved in congregate meal sites, aiming to enhance the dining experience through Wiser Dining. Wiser Dining focuses on creating a client-centered, health-promoting, and positive environment for clients. Participants will be equipped with the knowledge and tools to conduct a comprehensive needs assessment, set achievable goals, and utilize available resources effectively to meet those needs. The training covers Wiser Dining’s core focus areas: client-centered, cuisine and nutrition education, site environment, policies and procedures, and staff & volunteers.

CATCH Kids Club training session, open to all CFHL staff who want to become implementers. This is also an opportunity for current CATCH Kids Club implementers to recertify.

This training will provide participants with an understanding of the impact of stimulant use on women and how to provide strength-based and trauma-informed approaches that promote recovery.

This course sets the foundation for future Leah's Pantry run courses.

This CalFresh Healthy Living Building Blocks for Success course will provide an overview of SNAP-Ed, what it is, who it serves, the Integrated Workplan (IWP) Blueprint, fiscal, programmatic, and disability inclusion as well as resources.

This is a USDA required course that emphasizes the most important civil rights information designed to support CalFresh Healthy Living (CFHL) work and the communities served. Please note, all CFHL funded staff, including state and local staff, must complete the Civil Rights training each year.

Este es un curso requerido por el USDA que enfatiza la información más importante sobre derechos civiles diseñada para apoyar el trabajo de CalFresh Healthy Living (CFHL) y las comunidades atendidas. Tenga en cuenta que todo el personal financiado por CFHL, incluido el personal estatal y local, debe completar la capacitación en Derechos Civiles cada año.