In 2019, we delivered over 60 presentations to more than 3,000 people—igniting a broad, multi-sector conversation about the link between trauma and nourishment.
Provocative questions got people thinking—and acting.
Collaboratives like the State Nutrition Action Council (SNAC) and the San Diego Accountable Communities for Health incorporated ideas, language, and trauma-informed principles into their initiatives.
State agencies in California, Washington State, Wisconsin, Florida, and Arizona wove trauma-informed nutrition security into their nutrition education programs through curriculum training, conferences, and product development.
In addition to making an impact at the state level, we also sought to catalyze the organizational transformation of our partners.
Our three year contract with SF’s Department of Aging and Adult Service hit its stride—providing 1:1 counseling to over 100 older adults at risk of serious nutrition insecurity and engaging over 300 in workshops at congregate meal sites throughout the city.
We’re pleased to announce that our pilot data is showing transformative change in health values, stress awareness, and food and cooking skills. These skills are the foundation of long term behaviors which can withstand the ups and downs of life.
What's ahead for 2020?
This means: continuing our own work, collaborating with partners new and old, and deep listening to community members.
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California community organizations participating in six-month learning collaboratives to develop trauma-informed nutrition and food security projects.
High school students cooking together and engaging around the health of their communities in their classrooms using the new Around the Table curriculum.
New mothers finding ways to improve their own nutritional health while developing healthy attachment to their newborns in San Francisco’s Bayview.
Transitional foster youth in San Diego who are healing from their trauma, building relationships grounded in connection, and exploring the foundations of a nourished life through cooking and conversation.