REACH's nutrition strategy focuses on addressing health disparities in the Black American and African immigrant and refugee communities through food and nutrition. We work collaboratively with various community organizations to bring their expertise, skills and community work in service of our focus population.
Our mission is to uplift the Black and African communities in Multnomah County through culturally responsive nutrition programming.
Focus Areas
- Address food insecurity by increasing food access through locally and BIPOC sourced farm-to-market programs
- Promoting nutrition education through our platforms and by working with experts and community partners to provide culturally responsive nutrition programming
- Fostering opportunity for healthy nutrition standards and healthy food procurement throughout Multnomah County by developing a healthy food policy
Resources
Cooking Demonstrations
Tune in for videos and live cooking demos that teach healthy recipes and cooking methods.
Partner With Us
To learn more or partner with us on some of these initiatives, contact the Nutrition Program Specialist, Hermela Demise at hermela.demise@multco.us.
Nutrition Partners
External
- Beyond Black
- City of Gresham
- Mudbone Grown LLC.
- Oregon Public Health Institute
- Yasuke Pharms
- Feed The Mass
Internal
- Department of County Human Services (DCHS) Youth & Family Services Division
- Healthy Birth Initiatives
- Women, Infants, Children (WIC)
Nutrition Resources
Related documents
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How Breastfeeding Benefits the Community
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How Dads Can Support Breastfeeding
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Benefits of Breastfeeding your Baby
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Breastfeeding friendly community packet
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Breastfeeding in the workplace
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REACH-Nutrition Strategy One Pager
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SUN School food pantry locations
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