Throughout FEAST's proven Health & Wellness Program, up to 15 participants meet weekly for two hours. In the first hour, we offer practical knowledge, like how to read a nutrition label and cook healthy, satisfying meals on a budget. The second hour is a sharing circle, which provides a forum for open, honest, confidential and safe conversation about what is going on in your world around food, family, health and self-esteem. Participants go home with a bag of fresh fruits and vegetables each week along with customized recipes. FEAST Virginia also coordinates with other organizations to provide additional support and referrals for job training and placement, educational opportunities and greater access to health services and education. Most importantly, our program is completely free for all participants. To register: click the button below.
What to expect?
The FEAST Health & Wellness program is offered in 5, 12 and 16 week sessions that are two hours each week.
The first hour of each session is Food Education that covers topics like the food system, healthy eating on a budget, reading food labels and the Big Three food culprits – Sugar, Salt and Fat. A healthy budget friendly recipe is presented and sampled.
The second hour is a sharing circle which provides a forum for open, honest, confidential and safe conversation about what is going on in your world around food, family, health and self-esteem.
Participants go home with a grocery gift card each week along with a copy of the featured recipe.
FEAST also coordinates with other organizations to provide additional support and referrals for job training, job placement and educational opportunities as well as greater access to health services and education.
Most importantly, our program is completely free for all participants.
Interested? Click the button below to register.
The Proof is in the Pudding!
Over the course of the 12 and 16 week programs, participants saw...
Data collected from FEAST LA
- Improved blood sugar control - dropping on average from 14% to 8%
- Improved Emotional Health - 100% of the participants had normal or high self esteem by the end of the program. Of those, 49% had high self esteem, or a 35% increase from the start to the program
- Improved Physical Outcomes - 45% of participants across all groups lost weight, and the biggest loss was 35lbs!
Data collected from FEAST LA
Questions? Concerns? Visit our FAQ page or contact Bev Sell at [email protected] for more information