Fostering Nourished Families

Fostering Nourished Families is a trauma-informed curriculum to provide nutrition training to resource (foster) caregivers. The curriculum is designed to build resource parent skill and confidence to support both the immediate and long-term nutritional well-being of foster children. The curriculum consists of 3, three-hour lessons and can be taught as single sessions or a series.

Curriculum Components:

• Lesson plans and instructions for virtual or in-person facilitation
• Slide Deck
• Participant guidebooks (print and digital versions)
• Companion videos
• • Point of view of caregivers
  • Point view of former foster youth
  • Advanced content from a nutritionist

 Implementation:

There are a variety of ways you can use this curriculum to support anyone who cares for foster children:

• Partner with your county’s Foster and Kinship Caregiver Education (FKCE) program:  The Fostering Nourishing Families curriculum is primarily designed to provide re-certification training for resource (foster) caregivers within the California Community College system. Colleges in several counties are ready to partner with SNAP-Ed implementers to deliver the workshops. Leah’s Pantry will connect and help support you in creating new partnerships. 
• Use this curriculum as a training and technical assistance resource: This curriculum can serve as a training and capacity-building toolkit in agencies, schools, and other sites that need resources for working with foster families and children. Use it as a training for staff or guardians/caregivers.

To learn more about Fostering Nourished Families and how you can support the foster care community, please watch The Fostering Nourished Families Curriculum Overview Webinar.