The mission of the Nutrition Education Obesity Prevention Program (NEOP) is to promote health, reduce obesity, and empower communities to embrace and sustain nutritious eating habits, active lifestyles, and overall wellness.
—NEOP is a CalFresh Healthy Living Program
Find Food allows you to find free food assistance programs near you based on your zip code.
Note:
Distribution times, days, and eligibility requirements are subject to change. Please call the food provider before visiting to confirm distribution days, hours, and eligibility information.
Individuals and families may be eligible to receive CalFresh benefits if they are low income.
> Read more about qualifications and how to apply for CalFresh.
Where can I use my CalFresh/EBT card?
- Food may be purchased at participating grocery stores, online retailers, and farmers' markets.
- To find a retail store that accepts CalFresh/EBT near you, visit the EBT Map and type in your address or zip code.
- Participating online retailers also accept CalFresh/EBT. For more information, visit the Stores Accepting SNAP Online page.
Other food assistance programs, including services for seniors, can be found at the San Joaquin County Human Services Agency.
Farmers' markets offer fresh, nutritious produce for you and your family and is a great way for you to connect with the farmers that grew them. Visit the San Joaquin Certified Farmers Markets website for market times and locations
Market Match Program
Did you know you can get twice as many fresh fruits and vegetables with your CalFresh EBT card? Learn more about how Market Match works.
Through our partnership with Leah’s Pantry, we offer trauma-informed nutrition education to improve the health, wellness, and resilience of communities. Classes include basic nutrition and food preparation, reducing household food waste, and holistic skills for young adults and adults raising children.
CATCH, or Coordinated Approach to Child Health, is an evidence-based platform that promotes a fun and effective approach to increasing physical activity in youth. Our program offers the classes during after school hours and during summer break for grades 4-8. Additionally, we offer resources to class participants to bring to their families to encourage physical activity at home.
Nutrition to Grow On is an innovative curriculum that offers teachers a direct link between the garden and nutrition education. Nine lessons are designed to teach children and their families about nutrition by relating each lesson to a garden activity. The curriculum uses the garden to integrate, science, mathematics, language arts, history, environmental studies, nutrition, and health, while reinforcing the California academic content standards. Our classes are offered to youth in grades 4-6.
Safe Routes to School is a national initiative that works to make it safer, more convenient, and fun for children of all ages to walk and bicycle to and from schools. By improving roadway safety (e.g., sidewalks, crosswalks, signage, lighting, etc.) more youngsters are able to walk or ride to school. The goal is to reduce injuries as well as to increase health and physical activity.
The Boggs Tract Sustainable Community Transportation Plan will help guide future street improvements that promote walking, biking and public transit; reduce greenhouse gas emissions from motor vehicles; and enhance travel in the Boggs Tract neighborhood to community destinations including schools, social services, grocery stores, and jobs.
The Nutrition Pantry Program offers training, technical assistance, and certification to food distribution sites interested in creating client-centered, health-promoting distributions that follow best practices across six focus areas—inventory, education, policy, waste reduction, cultural responsiveness, and environment.
Cultural & Dietary Accommodations
People of different backgrounds have access to food and information that fits their preferences and health needs.
Community Connections
Pantries connect and collaborate with the community.
Inventory & Purchasing
Healthy foods are prioritized for distribution. Pantries support a variety of waste reduction efforts.
Nutrition Goals & Pantry Plan
Policies and procedures are documented and align with a commitment to dignified, healthy distribution.
Nutrition Education
Clients, volunteers, and staff have
access to nutrition and culinary education
Environment
Clients are warmly welcomed and healthy options are easy to access.
Our Healthy Retail Program, Refresh San Joaquin, is a component of our CalFresh Healthy Living Program. The goals of the program are to work with local retailers to increase the amount of healthy foods, fresh foods, and low or no-sugar beverages they offer for sale and to reduce the dangerous effects of unhealthy products and advertising in the community.
Current Participating Locations
- Acambaro Meat Market
- La Raza Market and Produce
- La Perla de Guadalajara
- Los Hermanos Meat Market
- Mi Ranchito Market and Carniceria
For more information or to become a Refresh partner:
Please contact Rosaelena Menendez, SJCPHS
(209) 468-8637 | rmenendez@sjcphs.org
or fill out the interest form: bit.ly/3XcpmMP