Linda Garcia - County Director/Nutrition, Family, & Consumer Science Advisor
Wanda Tapia - Nutrition Educator
Linda Forney - Nutrition Educator, (707) 565-2621

The Nutrition, Family, and Consumer Science program helps people better manage their family and personal resources. The program provides consumers -- especially the parents of young children -- with information in food and nutrition, food safety, food preservation, and money management. Training and information is also provided to health and education professionals such as nurses, foster care parents, home health aides residential care operators, and teachers.

The Food Stamp Nutrition Education Program provides food and nutrition information to food stamp recipients and to teachers whose students are from families that receive food stamps. Information is provided to help individuals improve their diets with menu planning, food safety, food buying, and meal preparation. Workshops on nutrition have peen presented at homeless shelters, residential treatment facilities, and community agencies. The program uses cooking demonstrations, videos, and printed materials to inform participants about the benefits of proper nutrition and to present low-cost recipes that meet nutritional needs.