Nutrition
Council Resources
Nutrition and Diabetes Guide: How Medical Nutrition Therapy Can Improve Diabetes Management | 2019 | National Health Care for the Homeless Council
Nutrition and Diabetes: How Medical Nutrition Therapy Can Improve Diabetes Management | February 2019 | National Health Care for the Homeless Council
Nutrition and Diabetes: Special Considerations for Clients who Are Unstably Housed | November 2017 | National Health Care for the Homeless Council
Promoting Healthy Habits: Innovative Nutrition Education & Physical Activity Programs for Homeless Children & Families | 2013 | Hosted by the National Health Care for the Homeless Council
No Place at the Table: Hunger and Homelessness | 2011 | Healing Hands, National Health Care for the Homeless Council
Programs, Organizations & Resources
Hunger and homelessness survey: A status report on hunger and homelessness in America’s cities | 2016 | United States Conference of Mayors
- Child and Adult Care Food Program
- Food Assistance for Disaster Relief
- School Meals, including Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program, National School Lunch Program, School Breakfast Program, and Special Milk Program.
- Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC), WIC Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program, Senior Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program
- Summer Food Service Program
- Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)
- Commodity Processing
- Commodity Supplemental Food Program
- Nutrition Services Incentive Program
- Schools/Child Nutrition Commodity Programs
- Emergency Food Assistance Program
Migrant Clinicians Network | Patient Education Materials in English and Spanish
Nutritional Assessment of Free Meal Programs in San Francisco | 2013 | CDC study explaining how soup kitchen meals are more fattening than nutritious
Feeding America’s Healthy Food Bank Hub
This website provides many education tools and resources related to healthy food distribution and nutrition education. The Hub is a product of Feeding America’s collaborative with the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics and the National Dairy Council to promote health while fighting hunger.
EatFresh: Tasty Recipes on Your Budget
From the San Francisco County Human Services Agency offers SNAP participants and other low-income families resources with budget-friendly nutrition information. It has many great recipes, tips for healthy living, and much more.