In Stories of Dignified Access and Nourishment,Colby and Tee talk with Los Angeles-based Francis Villalpando (Los Angeles Regional Food Bank) and Sharon Plunkett (St. Joseph Center). They reflect onthe the experience of implementing policy, system, and environment changes at food distributions from the perspective of an implementer and pantry leader. Come curious, leave inspired, and share your thoughts with us on Instagram at @leahspantryorg.

Join hosts Colby and Tee as they dive into the development of our new program for resource caregivers, Fostering Nourished Families. Former Leah’s Pantry team members Wendy Willard and Vanessa Davis were invited to share about their experiences with the foster care system, and how those experiences can help shape trauma-informed programs. Come curious, leave inspired, and share your thoughts with us on Instagram at @leahspantryorg.

Join hosts Colby and Tee as they profile an exceptional Tulsa, Oklahoma based organization, Lindsey House, at the forefront of Trauma Informed Organizational Change.

In Part I: Lindsey House team leaders Maggie Hoey and Nicole Eddy were invited to share about the day to day realities of implementing trauma informed organizational change.

Come curious, leave inspired, and share your thoughts with us on Instagram at @leahspantryorg.

Join hosts Colby and Tee as they profile an exceptional Tulsa, Oklahoma based organization, Lindsey House, at the forefront of Trauma Informed Organizational Change.

In Part II: Natalie Frech, Lindsey House’s Pantry Founder, shares her journey to building an award-winning food pantry program.

Come curious, leave inspired, and share your thoughts with us on Instagram at @leahspantryorg.

Follow Stocking The Pantry this month, for a special (3) episode series highlighting sessions at the upcoming CalFresh Healthy Living Forum.

On this episode, join hosts Colby and Tee as they speak with Cailin McLaughlin and Cristina Luquin from the University of California State Office, about Inclusive Organizational Practices and their session (see below) titled: Creating Inclusive Spaces for Participants with Disabilities.

Follow Stocking The Pantry this month, for a special (3) episode series highlighting sessions at the upcoming CalFresh Healthy Living Forum.

Join hosts Colby and Tee in conversation with Noelle DiSano and Cole Morales from the Center for Healthy Communities (CHC), California State University, Chico. Our guests actively apply trauma informed practices within their work with 19 sovereign tribes in the Northern California region and will be presenting a session (see below) full of best practices and insights, titled: Engaging Tribal Communities.

Follow Stocking The Pantry this month for a special (3) episode series highlighting sessions at the upcoming CalFresh Healthy Living Forum.

Hosts Tee and Colby anchor a lively and inspiring conversation with Lina Nasr and Roberto Ramirez from the County of San Diego, Aging & Independence Services. Our guests are at the forefront of engagement planning with older adult communities and will present a session (see below) entitled: Innovative Strategies to Engage Low-Income Older Adults in Creating Community Change.

Follow Stocking The Pantry this month for a special episode highlighting an innovative non-profit based in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and their extra special Second Cup Lunch program at the intersection of SNAP-ed.