NUTRITION EDUCATION

In addition to providing food, we also work to promote the healthful diet, exercise, and lifestyle practices that will maximize the benefits of the nutritious food we provide through our programs.

Our distribution sites are a popular venue for information on nutrition, recipes, and healthful living, as well as other resources available to low-income residents who need assistance with other crucial human needs such as housing or health care.

This educational component is also a significant aspect of our child-targeted nutritional outreach as it is essential for their growth and development to cultivate healthful lifestyle habits from an early age in order to ward off diseases, concentrate and retain information in school, and to have the energy needed to play, learn, and enjoy an overall high quality of life.

The short and long-term costs of hunger are borne not only by the sufferers but also by the community. Food is the most crucial need and one of the most straightforward to address.

The Food Bank can leverage our nonprofit network members, food donors, and other sources of aid to efficiently and effectively serve Monterey County residents.