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Nutrition Programs
About the Programs
The Nutrition Program offered by North Coast Resource Center (NCRC) has two components: (a) Food Pantry, distribution of monthly food boxes and fresh produce donated by local grocery stores for local income eligible residents five days a week. This program expanded in 2009 from being offered two days each week in prior years. An average of 240 boxes were distributed to low-income local households each month in 2008; and (b) Hot Meal, serving hot nutritious breakfasts to local residents five days each week. 29,460 meals were served in 2008 when meals were served only three days each week to the general public and five days a week to program participants.
Both elements of the Nutrition Program provide nutritionally valuable foods for the many low and no income local residents, and for many it is the only source of nutritious foods. Accessing the Nutrition Program provides NCRC staff the opportunity to offer other services that may be needed, offering opportunities and services to better life circumstances and to take steps towards increased self-sufficiency.
The availability of this nutritious food source is, in many cases, the highest quality food available for local individuals and families each month. Without Food Pantry and Hot Meal services available locally for well over 500 local households, (including single disabled and/or senior local residents), individuals are placed at risk of developing, or exacerbating existing, health issues. Lack of access to nutritious foods may jeopardize long-term health and well being with interrupted eating patterns, hunger, or assuaging hunger with high-fat, high calorie, low nutritionally valuable foods that are relatively less expensive. Poor health, created by lack of access to nutritional food, impacts local health care providers and hospital emergency rooms with issues presented that could be avoided.
Phone: 707-822-5008
Email: admin@arcataendeavor.org
501 9th Street, Arcata, CA 95521
