The Nutrition Pantry Program is a healthy pantry initiative that implements policy, system, and environment changes at food distributions. Description: This unique training will bring a fresh perspective to your programs with the objective of increasing the health and resilience of the communities you serve.  Participants will: Explore the relationship between positive and adverse experiences and nourishment Learn the basic process and principles of applying a trauma-informed approach to food security settings Learn to implement the Nutrition Pantry Program (NPP) with food distributions in your community. Gain a deep understanding of the NPP mission, process, resources, leading pantry practices, and COVID-19 considerations Audience: SNAP-Ed implementers, food bank and pantry staff, University Extension professionals, and other individuals and organizations looking for an organized policy, systems and environment (PSE) intervention to adapt to their sites. [If an agency has multiple participants, each participant must register separately so their registration email address can then be added to our online training system.] Training Delivery and Dates:  This program includes self-paced content (videos, reflection activities, and readings) and live, instructor-led sessions. Registered participants will gain access to our online training system (TalentLMS) beginning early May, and will need to complete approximately 1.5 hours of self-paced work prior to the first live session on 05/22/25.  Key dates are as follows: Registration Closes: May 21, 2025 Self-Paced Course Opens:  Early-Mid May Live Zoom Sessions: May 22, June 5, June 19; Times: 10 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Pacific Time Total Training Time:  Approximately nine hours total (4.5 hours of live sessions and about 4.5 hours of self-paced work) Next Steps: Upon completion of this course, participants are prepared to implement the Nutrition Pantry Program at their site(s) and will then receive access to additional resources, webinars, ongoing support, and our network of pantry partners.

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).

Estás invitado a una capacitación GRATUITA que te enseñará cómo dirigir talleres de cocina y nutrición para niños y adultos utilizando el currículo de Food Smarts. Los participantes de la capacitación: Aprenderán a implementar el currículo Food Smarts con niños y adultos Explorarán la relación entre experiencias positivas, adversas y la nutrición Desarrollarán estrategias de facilitación y compromiso informadas por el trauma Aprenderán a instruir demostraciones de recetas y actividades grupales de cocina Esta capacitación incluye aproximadamente cuatro horas de trabajo autónomo (videos, actividades, lecturas) y dos sesiones en vivo por Zoom de 2 horas cada una (ver el calendario abajo). Los participantes recibirán un correo electrónico de bienvenida de Leah's Pantry y más información del curso desde nuestra plataforma en línea, TalentLMS, a mediados de abril.

This webinar will overview key concepts in trauma-informed nutrition and provide best practices for building resilience in your programs and communities. Learn how trauma affects community health, how food and nutrition programs can provide much more than information and calories, and ways to integrate trauma-informed practices into your work.

This course is for CalFresh Healthy Living staff wanting to learn how to implement the Food Smarts for College Students curriculum.

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

Discover your CliftonStrengths and learn how to leverage them to build authentic, resilient, and diverse community connections. By increasing self-awareness, we can equip ourselves to contribute meaningfully, especially in contexts that require empathy, collaboration, and relationship-building across differences. Deadline to register: June 15, 2026

This session is a continuation of the Leveraging CliftonStrengths: The Basics. Prior to joining this session, you must complete a CliftonStrengths Strengths Finders Assessment. It is encouraged that you attend the Basics session, but it is optional for those who already have a basic understanding of CliftonStrengths before participating in the Advanced session.

There’s no one-size-fits-all approach to eating well, and older adults have unique needs and priorities. This free one hour webinar highlights important considerations when running food-related programs for older adults, such as how their nutritional needs differ from other groups and how trauma-informed principles, such as building social connection through food, can help older adults thrive. Join us to learn strategies and gain tools and resources for supporting older adults. Note: This is a repeat of the webinar held in March, 2026.

How do we bridge the gap between complex nutrition science and the daily reality of a food pantry? This 60-minute webinar is designed specifically for food bankers, SNAP-Ed staff, and pantry volunteers without formal nutrition backgrounds who support community health every day. We’ll begin by establishing a shared language, breaking down basics like macronutrients and food groups to ensure everyone feels confident with the terminology. From there, we’ll take a "virtual tour" of a food distribution site. Together, we’ll explore common pantry items to discuss their health benefits and best practices for storage and food safety. We’ll also spend time busting common myths and navigating special dietary needs. You’ll walk away with a robust list of resources and the clarity to effectively communicate essential nutrition concepts to your guests. Note: This is a repeat of the webinar held in February, 2026

During this course, you will: - Understand how positive and adverse experiences affect individual and community relationships to food and dietary health. - Learn the basic process and principles of a trauma-informed approach and how to apply it to pantry work. - Learn actionable steps that you can take to create client and community-centered food distributions. - Gain resources and tools for implementing trauma-informed practices in their distribution through the physical environment, nutrition education, and gathering neighbor feedback.

Trauma-Informed Customer Service is a training for anyone working in community settings facilitating classes and/or capacity-building programs who would like to develop their customer service and relationship-building skills.

This unique training will equip participants to facilitate the Around the Table curricula, which aims to increase the health and resilience of the communities you serve. 

The Systems Approaches for Healthy Communities (SAHC) Self-Paced Modules are developed by the University of Minnesota Extension and are designed to identify and describe key concepts related to policy, systems, and environmental (PSE) change interventions.

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.

This is a United States Department of Agriculture (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 curso está diseñado para introducir los principios de Primeros Auxilios Emocionales Holísticos (HEFA, por sus siglas en inglés), un marco compasivo para apoyarnos a nosotros mismos y a los demás durante momentos de angustia emocional. Aprenderás qué es HEFA, por qué es importante y cómo sus prácticas integran la atención plena, la atención informada sobre el trauma y los enfoques comunitarios.

This course is designed to introduce the principles of Holistic Emotional First Aid, a compassionate framework for supporting ourselves and others during moments of emotional distress. You’ll learn what HEFA is, why it matters, and how its practices integrate mindfulness, trauma-informed care, and community-based approaches.