Center for Healthy Communities (CHC) strives to provide equitable support to individuals and partners across diverse communities in California. We provide direct support to local community members and partner organizations, through which, our work is regularly featured in articles, videos, and a variety of other news outlets. View our news archive below to see our accomplishments within the community and education sector.
Our Offices
Center for Healthy Communities
25 Main Street
Chico, CA 95928-5388
530.898.5323
Fax: 530.898.5382
chc@csuchico.edu
Chico State CalFresh
EBT/Food Stamps for Students
Basic Needs Center (SSC 190A)
Mon 9am-6pm | Tues-Fri 9am-4pm
www.chicostatecalfresh.org
calfresh@csuchico.edu
530.898.3689
Community Members
www.chcfoodassistance.org
CalFresh Outreach Program
www.csuchico.edu/calfresh
News
- 2023
- Center for Healthy Communities receives $3 million in state funding for California college students(opens in new window)
- For women ex-prisoners, food insecurity can trigger catastrophe. Activists want more aid(opens in new window)
- California colleges rush to get more students on food assistance before pandemic rule ends(opens in new window)
- Food Providers Expect Increased Demand as CalFresh Emergency Benefits End(opens in new window)
- A Win-Win: Learn how Butte County is reducing organic waste by getting food to residents who need it(opens in new window)
- Case Study: How Food Rescue Hero Helped Grow our Food Rescue(opens in new window)
- App helps California volunteers prevent food waste(opens in new window)
- Expanded CalFresh Eligibility Brings Food Access to More Chico State Students(opens in new window)
- CALFRESH FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS: Equitable and Just Access (PDF)
- 2022
- 2019
- 2018
- Why I love Red Bluff’s farmers markets(opens in new window)
- My Goal is to End Poverty(opens in new window)
- Summer students enjoy day at fair(opens in new window)
- Farm to Table: Dinner highlights local farm products(opens in new window)
- SERRF kicks off summer program at Rancho Tehama(opens in new window)
- Kids Challenge Day(opens in new window)
- KZFR Radio: Chapmantown Community Wellness Fair(opens in new window)
- CSU, Chico Basic Needs and CHC Awarded $155,000 to Fight Student Hunger(opens in new window)
- Los Molinos FFA collects donations for Tehama County food bank(opens in new window)
- 2017
- Kids farmers market provides fresh free produce to Thermalito students(opens in new window)
- Expect More Summit looks toward growing local workforce(opens in new window)
- Chico E-R Farmers food safety workshop(opens in new window)
- Food Day: "Harvesting" the many lessons of real food(opens in new window)
- Full bike racks signify near completion of roadwork(opens in new window)
- Program matches CalFresh dollars at Farmers' Markets(opens in new window)
- CalFresh Outreach team's CalFresh Day Video(opens in new window)
- Stretching Dollars: New Program Matches CalFresh dollars(opens in new window)
- CalFresh Outreach provides help for starving students(opens in new window)
- Chico State Today: “I really did think I was the only one”(opens in new window)
- CHealth food a hit at Fruit and Veggie Fest(opens in new window)
- The Alphabet Train(opens in new window)
- CA4Health Pulse newsletter: Enact Day(opens in new window)
- Program helps seniors in five counties with the basics(opens in new window)
- Students can sign up for CalFresh at Sac State(opens in new window)
- Filling the gap and bellies(opens in new window)
- CHC CalFresh Outreach Program Video(opens in new window)
- Kids in the kitchen: New funding provides nutrition education(opens in new window)
- California boosts efforts to stamp out hunger on campus(opens in new window)
- Food Pantry Feeds Hundreds of Students(opens in new window)
- Los Molinos High Students Organize Successful Food Drive(opens in new window)
- Center for Healthy Communities to lead statewide effort(opens in new window)
- 2016
- Healthy Living Summit Draws Area Professionals(opens in new window)
- For Alicia Bedore, Every Day is " Food Day"(opens in new window)
- Letter: Lunch for Local Senior Citizens Made Simple(opens in new window)
- Center for Healthy Communities Fosters Love - Benefits of Fresh, Healthful Foods(opens in new window)
- Building a healthy north state: Center for Healthy Communities celebrates 15 years(opens in new window)
- "North State Food Bank Fills Ongoing Need," About food Insecurity in Butte County(opens in new window)
- Weekday Meals to Seniors at Three Butte County Sites(opens in new window)
- An Alarming Number of Cal State Students Go Hungry, and the University is Trying to Find Ways to Help(opens in new window)
- Cal State campuses moving to help eligible students sign up for food stamps(opens in new window)
- Success Story: Los Molinos High School Greenhouse Project and Kids' Farmers' Market (PDF)
- Kids Farmers Market Continues at Los Molinos Elementary School(opens in new window)
- Chico State Takes the Lead in Combating Student Hunger(opens in new window)
- Interview with Jenny Breed on CalFresh for Hungry Students(opens in new window)
- Did you know that CalFresh EBT is accepted at the farmers' market?(opens in new window)
- Farm Fresh - Farm to School (PDF)
- Center for Healthy Communities Serves All Chico Families(opens in new window)
- 2015
- Food Stamp Stigma Prevents Students From Seeking Government Assistance(opens in new window)
- Food Access Looms Large While Thousands In Butte County Leave CalFresh Benefits Unused(opens in new window)
- Federal Grant Boosts Food Aid for Local Markets(opens in new window)
- #ChicoState takes part in a mass crunch as part of #FoodDAy2015(opens in new window)
- Chico State Takes a Bite of the Apple(opens in new window)
- Summer Lessons in the Kitchen(opens in new window)
- Colusa City Schools Have Kids Eating Their Fruits And Veggies(opens in new window)
- North Valley Food Service Gets A Healthy, Tasty Start To The New Year(opens in new window)
- Chicoans Weigh in on Michelle Obama’s Claim That U.S. Food Culture has Shifted (with comments from CHC’s Stephanie Bianco)(opens in new window)
- Hamilton School Promotes Healthy Living (PDF)
- 2014
- Harvest of the Month Farm to School Program(opens in new window)
- Kids Farmers Market Encourages Healthy Lifestyles (Central Middle School, Oroville)(opens in new window)
- Growing Minds Growing Food at Kynoch(opens in new window)
- Developing Taste Buds: Summer Camp Aims to Turn Kids into Health-Conscious Chefs(opens in new window)
- Make Summertime Real Food Time for the Kids(opens in new window)
- Young Runners Reminded to Persevere in Weekend 5K (about CHC’s Melissa Stearns)(opens in new window)
- Clarity on Childhood Obesity Rates: A deeper Look into a Study Reveals No Significant Changes(opens in new window)
- Let’s Move Child Care Applauds Chico State for Increasing Opportunities in Preschool Activity(opens in new window)
