Food
Community Programs Office (CPO)
The CPO strives to increase students from underserved communities' access to higher education, retention in the university, and graduation rates while also serving as a conscious effort in the community, working toward the empowerment of all people.
FITTED Eats
Fitness Improvement Training through Education and Diet [FITTED] is a student retention project dedicated to providing free fitness and nutrition education classes for students. As part of the Community Programs Office (CPO), students are invited to join drop-in sessions & participate in programs on health education & nutrition.
UCLA Housing
UCLA Housing oversees different university-owned housing options for undergraduate students, graduate students, and faculty members of the UCLA community. UCLA Residential Life creates safe, supportive, and inclusive living-learning communities that engage residents in the fostering of their academic success, personal growth, leadership development, and social responsibility.
UCLA CalFresh Initiative
CalFresh is California's version of SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program), a federally-funded food assistance program, colloquially known as "food stamps." Many students qualify for CalFresh and can receive up to $250/month to spend on groceries at places like Ralphs, Trader Joe's, Whole Foods, Target, and participating Farmers Markets.
UCLA Basic Needs
UCLA Basic Needs aims to eliminate student hunger and homelessness, believing every student should not have to sacrifice their health and nutrition in pursuit of their degree. For more than one decade, UCLA Basic Needs has served as a lead advocate for food justice. Campus and community members are invited to join the effort to combating food and housing insecurity.
Teaching Kitchen
The UCLA Teaching Kitchen was developed as an educational, interactive space to meet the needs of the campus community in areas of nutrition education, food insecurity, culinary skills, and community engagement. Programs will range from medical students to faculty and staff wellness programs, to summer camps, to student groups.
Nutrition (Ashe Center)
Good nutrition positively impacts the way you feel and even helps you excel in everyday activities. The Ashe Center’s nutrition services include private counseling with a registered dietitian, medical nutrition therapy, and nutrition education.
Jane B Semel HCI Community Garden
In partnership with the Semel Healthy Campus Initiative Center at UCLA, the Community Garden provides an on-campus space for the UCLA community to grow healthy food, foster education of urban gardening practices, and enjoy free, fresh produce. The garden is located atop UCLA’s iconic Sunset Canyon Amphitheater and is a dynamic learning space comprised of thirty-one raised beds flanked by an assortment of over fifty evergreen and deciduous fruit trees.
FITWELL
The UCLA Recreation FITWELL Program activates wellness on campus by educating, motivating, and empowering faculty, staff, and students to make healthy lifestyle choices specifically in the areas of fitness and exercise, nutrition and weight management, stress management, and general health education.
Fitness Improvement Training through Education and Diet [FITTED]
The UCLA Community Programs Office (CPO) Fitness Improvement Training through Education and Diet [FITTED] is a program designed to raise and retain students’ consciousness of holistic health by providing free fitness and health education services to UCLA student leaders. FITTED’s ultimate goal is to assist students in incorporating healthy habits into all aspects of their lives for many years to come.
ECRT Meal Vouchers
The Meal Voucher Program, developed by the Economic Crisis Response Team (ECRT) in partnership with Swipe Out Hunger UCLA, was created to assist enrolled UCLA students who find themselves in extreme financial need and are experiencing food insecurity as a result. The meal voucher program is intended for students who do not have access to regular and nutritional meals.
Economic Crisis Response Team
The Economic Crisis Response Team (ECRT) provides support and guidance to enrolled UCLA students who have self-identified, or are identified by UCLA faculty or staff, as experiencing a financial crisis that impacts their academic success at UCLA. They offer support through emergency housing, meal vouchers, grants, short-term loans, and additional campus resources.
EatWell
The EatWell Pod with Semel HCI at UCLA strives to enhance hands-on learning, access, and knowledge exchange about food, cooking, and connections to human and planetary health. EatWell brings together the diverse perspectives of food-passionate students, staff, faculty, and administrators to support innovative projects to build a thriving, anti-racist community where the healthy choice can be an easier choice.
EatWell is part of the UCLA Semel Healthy Campus Initiative (HCI).
Diabetes Prevention Program
UCLA Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP) provides education, encouragement, and the tools necessary to help individuals reach their health goals. Participants meet in a classroom setting to discuss the CDC-approved curriculum, which includes basic information on nutrition, ways to increase physical activity, stress management techniques, and ideas to stay motivated.
CPO Grocery Bundles
The UCLA Community Programs Office (CPO) Grocery Bundle Program provides students weekly grocery packages during Weeks 3-10, each academic quarter. Students must complete an application and submit required materials to participate in the program.
CPO Food Closet
The Community Programs Office (CPO) Food Closet provides free food for any UCLA student who may be experiencing hunger and/or struggling to attain food due to financial hardships.
CPO Food Box Giveaways
The UCLA Community Programs Office (CPO) Food Box Giveaway Program distributes 1,000 boxes of food to students during the Thanksgiving and winter holiday breaks. This is a seasonal program alongside the ongoing programs hosted by CPO.
580 Café
The 580 Café is a place for students to engage in activism, and creativity through collective learning, dialogue, and relaxation. The group has daily and weekly activities led by students daily and weekly social gatherings, such as lunch on the patio, healing music and wellness presentations, mentorship program, and they also offer a shared food cupboard.
211 LA County
211 LA (or 211 LA County) is the hub of health, human, and social services for community members and organizations in Los Angeles County. They can refer individuals to healthcare services, connect people with housing and food resources, and link people to job, education, and financial support programs. They have a 24 hour 2-1-1 call line that can connect you with someone to answer all of your immediate questions, and provide access to a community calendar filled with events.