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Apple Enchiladas Bold text = Kids can Help INGREDIENTS: cooking spray 6 tablespoons butter, divided 4 Granny Smith apples, peeled and sliced 1 teaspoon cinnamon 4 whole wheat tortillas ½ cup sugar ½ cup brown sugar, firmly packed ½ cup water INSTRUCTIONS: 1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Coat a 2-quart baking dish with cooking spray. 2. In a large sauce pan, sauté apples and cinnamon in 1 tablespoon butter until tender. 3. Spoon apples mixture

For some kids, the only healthy meal they may consume is a meal offered at school during the academic year. With winter break around the corner, December 17, 2018 through January 4, 2019, Fresno Economic Opportunities Commission (Fresno EOC) is getting ready to provide no-cost meals to youth in the community through its Winter Food Services Program. According to California Food Policy Advocates’ 2016 Fresno County Nutrition and Food Insecurity Profile, 131,000 kids residing in

Angelica G. is a Breastfeeding Peer Counselor at our Clovis office. Angelica stands out for her positive attitude, open heart and passion for helping others. Her counseling skills are consistently above standards and are a reflection of her positive attributes. She offers education and support to moms in a gracious, supportive way. She listens to her clients and coworkers, offers supportive feedback, and always has the client’s best interest at hand. Angelica takes the time

Congratulations to Gladis Perez, our Employee of the Month for September. Gladis serves our Kings Canyon site as a WIC Nutrition Assistant and Certified Lactation Counselor. She is known for her sunny and bright personality and outstanding customer service skills. She’s an exceptional and efficient employee going above and beyond assisting the front desk and with any other office duties as needed. Gladis’ thoroughness, high energy plus empathic demeanor allows her the opportunity to be

Making Spirits Bright Event Serves Needy Families for the 25th Year! Saturday, December 8, 2018 from 12:00 pm – 3:00 pm What is Making Spirits Bright? Making Spirits Bright is an annual event coordinated by Fresno EOC Sanctuary and Youth Services and various partners that will provide holiday cheer for low-income families. The location changes annually as each year a new Fresno County elementary school is selected as the hosting site. Deborah Williams Elementary School located at

Earlier this year, Fresno EOC Food Services took on an enormous task. They sought the community’s assistance to create the Food Express, a bus that will deliver meals to impoverished children in Fresno County. One in three children in Fresno County suffer from food insecurity, or not knowing where their next meal will come from, and thanks to a massively successful crowdsourcing effort, something is being done about it. The Food Express won’t look like a

Fresno EOC WIC Employee of the Month – September 2017 Maria Romero, WIC Nutrition Assistant, CLC Maria Romero has been a part of Fresno EOC WIC for over 15 years and works at the East Shaw WIC office as a WIC Nutrition Assistant. She is highly appreciated by her peers for her caring nature and kind heart, and respected for her: commitment to treating everyone with dignity and respect, hard work ethic, incredible organizational skills,

Congratulations to Sarah Alarid, our Employee of the Month for August! She is a WIC Nutrition Assistant and Certified Lactation Counselor at our Clovis office. Sarah can be best described in one word: compassionate. In all her interactions at Fresno EOC WIC, she shows concern, sympathy, and consideration in every interaction she encounters. Whether it is helping a mom rock a baby, playfully interacting with children to help them feel important, compassionately sharing information and

The Fresno EOC Graduate Summer Internship Program operated by the Employment and Training Services Department just concluded its 4th summer of providing internships and career mentoring to recent high school graduates. The program served 26 participants this summer with funding received through Fresno EOC and Wells Fargo. Isaiah Fischer is one of the 26 participants served. For Isaiah, SOUL was the fourth high school that he attended in three years. When he enrolled as a

Nicole Lee is a Certified Lactation Counselor and WIC Nutrition Assistant at our Kings Canyon office. A valuable and contributing worker who has been with Fresno EOC WIC for over 20 years, Nicole’s knowledge and calm demeanor gives participants and staff comfort and ease with questions or concerns they may have. A bilingual speaker, she assists our Hmong participants during their visits and ensures they have an exceptional experience at Fresno EOC WIC. When working