Community Grant Partnerships

The Let’s Eat Healthy Community Grant program was initiated to advance the activation of Dairy Council of California’s initiative, Let’s Eat Healthy which engaged champions to empower healthier children, families and communities.

Dairy Council of California supported collaborative solutions through the funding program and now looks to strategic partnerships to provide equitable access to evidence-based nutrition education, dairy agricultural literacy and nutritious foods that include milk and dairy foods.

Through the Let’s Eat Healthy Community Grant program, Dairy Council of CA fostered lasting community and school partnerships and developed scalable models that are advancing health initiatives in underserved communities across California to promote the positive health benefits of milk and dairy foods across the life span.

Learn more about the impact of the grant program below.

Creating Lasting Impact Through Collaborative Solutions

San Miguel Joint Union School District
San Luis Obispo County

Enhancing nutrition and food literacy programming to connect the classroom, garden and cafeteria.

Griffiths Middle School
Downey Unified School District
Los Angeles County 

Enhancing the Downey Unified School District middle school culinary program through expanded experiential activities and launch of a districtwide culinary competition.  

Ladera Ranch Middle School
Capistrano Unified School District
Orange County 

Incorporating nutrition education and expanding dairy food labs in the school culinary program.  

My Healthy Reader, LLC
Riverside County 

Expanding family-centered nutrition education services and resources to underserved communities in Los Angeles, San Bernardino and Riverside counties.  

North Valley Military Institute, partnership with Chef Gaby Schuster
Los Angeles County

Enhancing family-centered nutrition education and food literacy programming including access to culturally inclusive recipes and nutritious foods.

Arts in Action Community Charter Schools
East Los Angeles

Implementing the Dairy-ing to Try Something New, an initiative designed to bring culturally relevant dairy recipes, food science lessons and agricultural education to its transitional kindergarten through fifth grade students. 

Community Housing Opportunities Corporation
Solano County 

Expanding nutrition education and dairy agricultural literacy programming to youth in underserved communities across Sacramento and Yolo counties, targeting eight locations. 

Lake Elsinore Unified School District
Riverside County  

Enhancing dairy agricultural literacy within Lake Elsinore Unified School District’s Expanded Learning program. 

Hidden Valley Elementary School
Santa Rosa

Implementing a school-wide program providing hands-on nutrition education and dairy agricultural literacy to 530 students. Students engaged in dairy-focused food science lessons, recipe contests with garden-grown ingredients and dairy farm tours, while learning about balanced nutrition and sustainable food systems. Evidence-based nutrition education lessons delivered help students build knowledge and reinforce skills to make healthy food choices. 

Pasture Raised Kids
Fort Jones

A nonprofit serving children in rural Siskiyou County where food insecurity is high. Its Milk Matters: Dairy Literacy for Healthier Kids in Siskiyou program is teaching children ages 4 to 12 about the nutritional value of dairy and sustainable farming practices through interactive lessons, dairy tastings and educational farm tours. 

Orcutt Union School District
Santa Barbara County 

Transforming a high school cafeteria to support nutrition security by implementing Smarter Lunchrooms Movement strategies to increase student participation in school meals. 

Vista Del Mar Union School District  
Santa Barbara County 

Engaging in a youth empowerment project to transform school meals and increase student participation in school meals. 

OC Fair & Event Center, Centennial Farm
Orange County

Enhancing dairy agricultural literacy and advocacy strategies in the farm’s programming. 

San Diego Unified School District

Expanding a districtwide food recovery program to increase access to nutritious foods including milk and dairy foods through school pantries. Launched a food access webpage to promote resources.

City of Rancho Cucamonga, Healthy RC
San Bernardino County

Engaging teens through a youth empowerment project to enhance food literacy and cooking skills among peers, and led cooking demonstrations at the City of Rancho Cucamonga, Healthy RC Annual Teen Summit.