Nutrition Center

The NC believes that everyone deserves access to healthy food, as a fundamental right. Failing to address this basic need has far reaching impacts, for the individual and the community. The NC intentionally uses food as a tool for community building, leadership and youth development, and neighborhood revitalization. Through our work, we’ve realized that equity in our food system is deeply tied to inequity within our community, and that a whole-person, and whole-community, approach is critical to creating long-term change. By weaving together direct support with education and community change strategies, the NC builds resiliency at an individual, family, and community level.

The Nutrition Center has a long history of supporting healthy people and resilient communities through good food. Working alongside youth, gardeners, local food advocates and the public health community has allowed the NC to construct informed strategies and high-impact programs. Given the extensive poverty and health challenges in the local communities, providing education and increasing food access is a critical outreach strategy to reach vulnerable families.