Media Coverage

2019

• From the Field: Challenges and Opportunities in On-Farm Food Safety—June/July2019(opens in new window)

• Market Match debuts at downtown farmers market(opens in new window)—June 25, 2019(opens in new window)

2018

• Red Bluff Daily News: Why I love Red Bluff’s farmers markets—August 6, 2018(opens in new window)

• Chico State Today: Yee Yang: “My Goal is to End Poverty”—August 6, 2018(opens in new window)

• Red Bluff Daily News: Summer students enjoy day at fair—July 19, 2018(opens in new window)

• Red Bluff Daily News, Farm to Table: Dinner highlights local farm products—June 19, 2018

• Red Bluff Daily News: SERRF kicks off summer program at Rancho Tehama—June 6, 2018

• ActionNewsNow.com: Food Insecurity is a Big Problem in the North State—May 23, 2018

• Chico Enterprise-Record & Oroville Mercury, Community Snapshots: Kids Challenge Day (photo and caption)—May 13, 2018

• Ecotopia, KZFR Community Radio: Chapmantown Community Wellness Fair (Eco 456)—April 24, 2018(opens in new window)

• Action News Now: CSUC Food Pantry Receives 80K from Grant—March 30, 2018(opens in new window)

• Chico State Today: CSU Chico Basic Needs Project and CHC Awarded $155,000 to Fight Student Hunger—March 28, 2018

• Red Bluff Daily News: SERFF programs blast off for show—March 17, 2018(opens in new window)

• Red Bluff Daily News: Los Molinos FFA collects donations for Tehama County food bank—February 17, 2018(opens in new window) 
  

• Action News Now: FFA in Los Molinos collects 1K meals for Tehama Co. Families—February 16, 2018(opens in new window) 
  

2017

• Oroville Mercury: Kids farmers market provides fresh free produce to Thermalito students- November 9, 2017

• Red Bluff Daily News: Expect More Summit looks toward growing local workforce - November 8, 2017

• Chico E-R Farmers food safety workshop Wednesday at Chico State Farm - November 8, 2017

• CSU Statements (CSU, Chico) magazine: One in Four: University Tackles Students' Most Basic Needs: Housing and Hunger- Fall 2017

• CSU, Chico Civic Engagement Spotlights: Hamilton City Elementary School Mural Project—October, 2018 (scroll down to find the story)

• Red Bluff Daily News: Food Day:"Harvesting" the many lessons of real food- October 25, 2017

• Paradise Post: Full bike racks signify near completion of roadwork-October 25, 2017 

• Chico Enterprise Record: Program matches CalFresh dollars at Farmers' Markets - October 12, 2017

• CSU Chico Facebook page Published CHC CalFresh Outreach team's Cal Fresh Day video on Greek Life "Canstruction" Event - October 11, 2017 

• Stretching Dollars: New Program Matches Cal Fresh Purchases at Local Farmers' Markets- October 5, 2017

• CSU, Chico Orion: CalFresh Outreach at Chico State provides help for starving students -September 24, 2017

• CSU, Chico blog Chico State Today: “I really did think I was the only one”—September 22, 2017(opens in new window)

• Williams Pioneer Review: County Public Health, Chico State program partner to make Colusa County healthier—September 21, 2017(opens in new window)

• Colusa Sun-Herald: Health food a hit at Fruit and Veggie Fest - July 11, 2017

• Chico Enterprise-Record and Oroville Mercury Register: The Alphabet Train -June 11, 2017 

• CSU, Chico’s Chico Statements magazine (“Briefly Noted,” page 5): Chico State Leads Effort to End Food Insecurity—Spring 2017(opens in new window)

• CA4Health Pulse newsletter: Enact Day 2017—May, 2017(opens in new window)

• Chico Enterprise-Record and Oroville Mercury Register: Program helps seniors in five counties with the basics—May 19, 2017(opens in new window)

• Sacramento State Hornet: Students can sign up for CalFresh at Sac State—May 17, 2017(opens in new window)

• Chico News & Review: Filling the gaps and bellies—May 11, 2017(opens in new window)

• Center for Healthy Communities: CHC CalFresh Outreach Program—video by Quinn Winchell, May 8, 2017(opens in new window)

• Chico E-R: Kids in the kitchen: New funding provides Citrus families with nutrition education – May 3, 2017(opens in new window)

• The Christian Science Monitor : California boosts efforts to stamp out hunger on campus - March 21, 2017

• Chico E-R: Food Pantry Feeds Hundreds of Students - March 6, 2017

• Chico E-R: Los Molinos High Students Organize Successful " Full and Complete Food Drive - February 19, 2017

• Red Bluff Daily News: Chico State Center for Healthy Communities to lead statewide effort - February 3, 2017

• FoodCorps blog: FoodCorps blog: Bringing Families Together through “The Kids Cook Monday” – January 16, 2017

2016

• Red Bluff Daily News: Healthy Living Summit Draws Area Professionals - November 22, 2016

• Red Bluff Daily News: For Alicia Bedore, Every Day is " Food Day" - October 18, 2016

• Chico E-R and Oroville Mercury Register, Letter: Lunch for Local Senior Citizens Made Simple - September 28, 2016

• North State Parent, Be the Change Column: Center for Healthy Communities Fosters Love - Benefits of Fresh, Healthful Foods - September 26, 2016 

• Chico E-R Building a healthy north state: Center for Healthy Communities celebrates 15 years - September 5, 2016

• Chico E-R's Community Corner: "North State Food Bank Fills Ongoing Need," About food Insecurity in Butte County - July 26, 2016

• CSU Chico Connected Newsletter: Center for Healthy Communities to Help Adults Enroll in Money-Saving Program - July 2016  

• Chico E-R and Oroville Mercury: Weekday Meals to Seniors at Three Butte County Sites - July 2016

• CHC CalFresh outreach form used as graphic in the Huffington Post: An Alarming Number of Cal State Students Go Hungry, and the University is Trying to Find Ways to Help - June 21, 2016

• KPCC Radio: Cal State campuses moving to help eligible students sign up for food stamps - June 21, 2016

• Action News: Chico State Helping Local Seniors Save Money for the Future - May 20, 2016 

• Success Story: Los Molinos High School Greenhouse Project and Kids' Farmers' Market - May 4, 2016 (PDF)

• Kids Farmers Market Continues at Los Molinos Elementary School - April 23, 2016

• The Orion - Chico State Takes the Lead in Combating Student Hunger -  April 1,  2016(opens in new window)

• Action News: Interview with Jenny Breed on CalFresh for Hungry Students - March 22, 2016

• Action News: CSU Students Worry About Where Their Next Meal Will Come From - March 4, 2016

• Chico Farmers' Market newsletter: Did you know that CalFresh EBT is accepted at the farmers' market? - February 26, 2016(opens in new window)

• Inside Chico State: A Fresh Idea – Fresh Pick - February 15, 2016(opens in new window)

• Upgraded Living magazine: Farm Fresh - Farm to School - February, 2016 (PDF)

• Growing Up Chico magazine: Center for Healthy Communities Serves All Chico Families - February 15, 2016

2015

• The Orion: Food Stamp Stigma Prevents Students From Seeking Government Assistance - November 16, 2015(opens in new window)

• CN&R: Plates unfilled: Food Access Looms Large While Thousands In Butte County Leave CalFresh Benefits Unused - November 12, 2015

• Action News Now: Butte County Celebrates the NorCal Apple Crunch - October 22, 2015

• Federal Grant Boosts Food Aid for Local Markets - October 22, 2015

• #ChicoState takes part in a mass crunch as part of #FoodDAy2015 Wednesday - October 22, 2015

• Instagram: Chico State Takes a Bite of the Apple - October 22, 2015

• Chico State Brings Food Day a Bite Closer to Home - October 21, 2015

• Food Day at Chico State Focuses on More, Better Food for Students - October 21, 2015(opens in new window)

• CSU, Chico Celebrates Food Day with Apple Crunch - October 20, 2015

• Summer Lessons in the Kitchen, Chico E-R - August 24, 2015

• Colusa City Schools Have Kids Eating Their Fruits And Veggies, NSPR, 91.7 FM - Aug 19, 2015

• North Valley Food Service Gets A Healthy, Tasty Start To The New Year, NSPR, 91.7 FM - Aug 19, 2015

• Chico News & Review: New Food Norm? Chicoans Weigh in on Michelle Obama’s Claim That U.S. Food Culture has Shifted (with comments from CHC’s Stephanie Bianco)—March 12, 2015

• Glenn County Transcript: Hamilton School Promotes Healthy Living—January 25, 2015 (PDF)

2014

• Action News  Now:  Harvest of the Month Farm to School Program—October 29, 2014

• The Orion News: Kids Farmers Market Encourages Healthy Lifestyles (Central Middle School, Oroville)—October 28, 2014

• Appeal  Democrat: Growing Minds Growing Food at Kynoch —September 25, 2014

• California Farm to School Network: Putting a Face on Farm-Fresh Food: Farmer of the Month in the North Valley, by Sarah Bohannon—August 13, 2014

• Fruits & Veggies 4Ever: Cindy Wolff Honored as AAUW Champion—July 28, 2014

• Chico News & Review:  Developing Taste Buds: Summer Camp Aims to Turn Kids into Health-Conscious Chefs—July 10, 2014

• Chico Enterprise-Record: Make Summertime Real Food Time for the Kids, by Sarah Bohannon—June 24, 2014

• Chico Enterprise-Record:  Young Runners Reminded to Persevere in Weekend 5K (about CHC’s Melissa Stearns)—May 1, 2014

• Chico News & Review: Clarity on Childhood Obesity Rates: A deeper Look into a Study Reveals No Significant Changes, by Martin Frigaard—April 17, 2014

• Let’sMove.gov: Let’s Move Child Care Applauds Chico State for Increasing Opportunities in Preschool Activity—March 21, 2014

• Chico Enterprise-Record: Finding a Fresh and Health “New Normal” in Food Policy, by Cindy Wolff—February 27, 2014