CurrentCoalition
San Diego Accountable Communities for Health
2020–present
A countywide collaborative building a wellness system for health equity across San Diego; Leah's Pantry serves on its Stewardship Group.
Work With Us
Consulting and Collaboration
For two decades, Leah's Pantry has worked alongside community agencies, food banks, health departments, coalitions, and community groups across the country on trauma-informed nutrition, movement, community engagement, and food security projects. We translate the research on trauma and resilience into nutrition and food security, and our experience creating, testing, and evaluating gives us range when combined with the community perspective, sector expertise, and vision of our partners. Scroll down to browse our portfolio of projects spanning program and resource development, professional training, and community engagement.
How We Partner
We've grouped our consulting and collaboration work into four areas, but the lines aren't perfect: most projects blend more than one. In every one, we translate the evidence base into community programs and let community-informed research sharpen that evidence in return. Lived experience, diverse perspectives, and a commitment to compassion and connection guide the work throughout.
Strengthen Systems and Strategy
Coalition Leadership
We serve as the backbone for coalitions working on food systems, health equity, and dignified access to nutrition. We help partners share decisions, align goals, and keep momentum.
What this can look like
Backbone managementCollective impact facilitation
Examples
- CalFresh Healthy Living Equity Strategic Framework
- SRO Food Security and Health Collaborative Pilot
- National Nutrition Resource Library
Strategic Consulting
Custom advice and technical assistance for health agencies, food banks, and community networks. We help you see where you are and plan where to go next.
What this can look like
Strategic planningPolicy, systems, and environmental change coachingTechnical assistance
Examples
- Well Fed Essex County Collaborative strategic guidance (New York)
Featured Projects
A few examples of what partnership can look like.
CurrentCoalitionProgram and Resource Development
National Nutrition Resource Library
2027 | Partner: Open Hand Atlanta, California Department of Public Health, ASNNA (Association of SNAP Nutrition Education Administrators)
A national platform that preserves, modernizes, and expands national nutrition education resources formerly used in the USDA's SNAP-Ed program.
CurrentEvaluationProgram and Resource Development
Nutrition and Wellness Education Review Framework (NWERF)
2024–2026
A redesigned curriculum evaluation framework that helps nutrition educators review curricula consistently while accounting for local context and equity.
Community EngagementCoalitionProgram and Resource Development
CalFresh Healthy Living Community Impact Framework
2023–2025 | Partner: California Department of Public Health, California Department of Aging, Catholic Charities California, Public Health Institute Center for Wellness and Nutrition, CSU Chico Center for Healthy Communities, Social Justice Learning Institute
As the backbone organization, Leah's Pantry facilitated statewide co-design of an impact framework guiding California's CalFresh Healthy Living (SNAP-Ed) network.
Curriculum ConsultingProgram and Resource Development
A Fresh Twist on Traditional Recipes Cookbook (Champions for Change)
2016 | Partner: Public Health Institute
Healthier twists on traditional family favorites for African American families, with recipes developed by Leah's Pantry.
Program and Resource Development
The Tenderloin Cooking School Cookbook
2014 | Partner: Tenderloin Neighborhood Development Corporation (TNDC), Heart of the City Farmers' Market, FarmBox SF, SF-Marin Food Bank
A community cookbook of simple, healthy, low-cost recipes and stories from Tenderloin and Mid-Market residents, made for cooking in small spaces.
CurrentCoalition
Bay Area Nutrition and Physical Activity Collaborative (BANPAC)
2016–present
Leah's Pantry supports BANPAC, a nine-county Bay Area public health collaborative, by co-hosting regional trainings and helping lead a weight bias competency project.
Curriculum Consulting
FoodBoss HQ Curriculum Review (Foodbank of Santa Barbara County)
2025 | Partner: Foodbank of Santa Barbara County
Expert review of a food bank's third-grade nutrition curriculum for trauma-informed practice, gentle nutrition, and accurate content.
Learning Collaborative
San Diego Learning Collaborative (2020)
2020 | Partner: Urban Street Angels, Vista Community Clinic, St. Paul's PACE, YMCA Childcare Resource Service, San Diego Food Bank
Seven San Diego County food assistance organizations applied trauma-informed principles to their own food programs.
Let's Build Something Together
Every projects starts with a conversation, a great idea, and a vision of impact.
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